Doña Marina, otra vez. Las contradicciones de la propuesta de Inés M. Stranger en Malinche

Abstract

Ines M. Stranger’s Malinche makes up a rewriting proposal of Malinche, as it’s a mythical figure that has been incorporated to latin american cultural imaginary. The use of this character is common in several contemporary authors who tackle, through their texts, matters relating to latin american national identities. As well, some other authors have used Malinche in order to make a critical rewriting, since this myth has become a negative model of indigenous women. Ines M. Stranger’s narrative, to which this work refers, is locating within this set of ideas. The objective of this study is to critically analyse this narrative with a view to identify to what extent it makes a critical subversion of the character or if, in some sense, it participates in other old discourses that privilege West’s look to indigenous cultures.