Alvarez Ponce de León, Griselda was born on April 5, 1918 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Daughter of Miguel Alvarez Garcia, governor of Colima. Great-grand daughter of Manuel Alvarez, the first governor of Colima.
Niece of Higinio Alvarez, senator, deputy and acting governor of Colima.
Normal teaching certificate. Advanced studies at the Specialization Normal School, Secretariat of Public Education. Degree in Spanish letters, National Autonomous University.
Professor at the Specialization Normal School, 1951. Primary school teacher.
Senator from Colima, 1976-1979. Governor of Colima, 1979-1985. Director of the Division of Social Action, Secretariat of Public Education, 1961-1964.
Subdirector of the Division of Social Action, 1959-1961. Director of the Division of Social Work, Secretariat of Health, 1965. Head of the Department of Social Work and Inspection, National Institute for Public Housing (INDECO).
Chief of Archives, Secretariat of Health. Director of Social Welfare Services, IMSS, 1970-1976. Author and poet.
Roman Catholic
