Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - Ba da daɗewa ba bayan fashewar juyin juya hali
, saboda tsanantawar siyasa, iyalinta sun gudu zuwa Mexico City. Bayan yanayin ya kwanta, Reyes ya shiga Escuela Nacional Preparatoria yana da shekaru 13, kuma daga baya ta ziyarci Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes har zuwa 1924. Ta auri ɗan jarida Jorge Godoy, ta haifi ɗanta Héctor a 1926, kuma jim kaɗan bayan sakin mijinta a 1931, ta haifi ɗanta na biyu Jorge.