  The 1950s–1970s was a fervent time of women’s writing across Latin America. Antonia Palacios of Venezuela wrote Ana Isabel, una niña decente (1949), Castellanos of Mexico wrote Balún-Canán (1957), and Albalucía Ángel of Colombia wrote Estaba la pájara pinta sentada un verde limón (1975). Further notable examples include the Mexican poet Enriqueta Ochoa whose published works span 1947–2008 and Marvel Moreno, one of the most influential female writers of Colombia. In the 1980s, Moreno broke through the literary mold of her times marked by the work of Gabriel García Marquez with the publication of Algo tan feo en la vida de una señora bien (1980). The protagonists of the book, who are women, serve as vehicles for the exploration of life in a patriarchal society. Moreno placed value on providing a genealogy of women as her protagonists (e.g., the daughter, the mother, the grandmother), reflecting the importance of transgenerational communication amongst women. Thus, some argue her works provide a thematic thread of rebellion that runs through the lives of women and unites them in their histories of resistance to patriarchal social orders (Gargallo 2004: 106).