Desde su primera obra publicada, el volumen Los dias enmascarados(1954), empezo a quedar claro que el autor es uno de los maestros contemporaneos del arte de escribir cuento. Esta obra incluye, entre otros, "Vieja moralidad," "Las dos Elenas," "Malintzin de las maquilas," "La sierva del padre" y "La linea de la vida." ENGLISH DESCRIPTION After his first work, Los dias enmascarados, was published in 1954, it became clear to all that Carlos Fuentes is one of the contemporary masters in the art of short story writing. This volume includes, among other stories, "Vieja moralidad," "Las dos Elenas," "Malintzin de las maquilas," "La sierva del padre," and "La linea de la vida."