 During his term, Aura promoted the use of public spaces for cultural activities and created reading clubs.He was director of the Institute of Culture of Mexico in Madrid, Spain from July, 2001, to December, 2003.He got first married to Elsa Cross, with whom he had a daughter, Cecilia Aura Cross (1968-2007), then to Emma Ruiz and to actress Verónica Langer, with whom he had a son, Pablo Aura.