Ethel was born in Mexico City in 1954. She’s earned a Ph.D. and two MA degrees in Literature and has published a total of 48 titles across literary genres. She has received numerous awards in Mexico, the United States, Canada and Europe and is a frequent contributor to national and international media outlets. Her work has been translated into English, French, Italian, Russian and Slovenian, amnong other languages.

Her essays Cómo acercarse a la poesía, and Desnudando a la musa: ¿qué hay detrás del talento literario? are considered contemporary classics on poetic and arts theory.

She has designed and implemented several models for creative writing, including an MA degree that is taught in several universities across Mexico, and has also created award-winning programs for creative writing specifically designed for women.

Her main titles include: El secreto de la infidelidad, El fragmento impertinente and El instante supremo (short fiction); El diluvio de un beso, Escenas de ira, tristeza y desesperación con momentos felices, Dulce cuchillo, Todos los hombres and El país de las mandrágoras, (novel); Bajo el agua, Inevitable, La otra Ilíada, Lo que su cuerpo me provoca, Balada contra el tiempo, Poemimas para Adelina, Abrazos nocturnos, and Convocaciones, desolaciones e invocaciones (poetry).