 His father Olimpo Aura Pineda was a mathematician, and his mother Ema Palacios Ordorica, whose grandfather Manuel Ordorica worked at the National Palace of Mexico with President Porfirio Díaz, was descendant of an aristocratic family.From a young age, Alejandro developed a passion for literature writing poetry, plays, essays, short fiction and fiction.He was also characterized by his political activism by participating actively in the student movement of 1968.