She served as a federal delegate from the state of Guanajuato to the 53rd Mexican legislature (01 Sep 1985 – 31 Aug 1988).
She studied Spanish literature at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM); interior design at Universidad Femenina de México; and scenery design at the National Institute of Fine Arts (INBA).
[3] Between 1968 and 1969, Mendoza was a fellow at the Centro Mexicano de Escritores (Center of Mexican Writers).
[1] Besides writing, Mendoza has taught both set design and journalism, and served as the secretary of the Awards Commission of the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas.
[3] She has worked in television, as a news reporter and served as a politician[4] to the federal 53rd legislature from the state of Guanajuato.