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En-claves del Pensamiento, vol. VIII, núm. 16, julio-diciembre, 2014, pp. 227-233.
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey Campus Ciudad de
México Distrito Federal, México
En-claves del Pensamiento,
ISSN (Versión impresa): 1870-879X
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Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de
Monterrey Campus Ciudad de México
México
Ana Torres Arroyo, Rufino Tamayo: identidades pictóricas y culturales,
Universidad Iberoamericana, México, 2011.
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