20th Century Writers - Ecuadorian Literature

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Víctor Emilio Estrada

Víctor Emilio Estrada Sciacaluga (Guayaquil, Ecuador, May 22, 1891 – Guayaquil, Ecuador, February 21, 1954) was a prominent Ecuadorian banker, economist, military…

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Edgar Freire Rubio

Edgar Freire Rubio (Quito, June 3, 1947) is an Ecuadorian writer, historian, anthologist, and renowned bookseller. Born in the historic San Roque…

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Alejandro Andrade Coello

Alejandro Andrade Coello (Quito, 1875 – Quito, November 13, 1943) was an Ecuadorian writer, journalist, and educator renowned for his contributions to…

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Dario Demetrio Ruiz

Dario Demetrio Ruiz C. (1897–1980) was an Ecuadorian journalist, poet, and customs manager. In the 1930s, he founded two newspapers in Guayaquil:…

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Publio A. Falconí

Publio Antonio Falconí Pazmiño (Chone, January 21, 1906 – Guayaquil, July 1991) was an Ecuadorian poet, journalist, educator, and public servant. A…

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Galo Ochoa

Galo Ochoa was an Ecuadorian poet and author. He wrote Rebeldía (1935), a socially conscious poetry collection described in its prologue by…

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Luis F. Madera

Luis Francisco Madera Negrete (Ibarra, Ecuador, February 25, 1883 – Quito, Ecuador, November 23, 1987) was a chronicler, poet, historian, and jurist…

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Efraín Fabara Ch.

Efraín Fabara Ch. was an early 20th-century Ecuadorian poet who published his only known collection, "Parque Infantil" (Children's Park), in Quito in…

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Carlos Dousdebés

Carlos Dousdebés (1902-1958) was an Ecuadorian poet whose only published collection, Surtidores blancos (White Fountains), was released in Quito in 1930 by…

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Corina del Parral Durán

Corina del Parral Durán (Bahía Blanca, Argentina, January 25, 1905 – Buenos Aires, Argentina, February 8, 1979) was a celebrated Argentine composer,…

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Guido Mera Vera

Guido Mera Vera (Tixán, January 25, 1934 – Riobamba, July 14, 2003) was an Ecuadorian writer, poet, and physician, known for his…

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César Espíndola Pino

César Espíndola Pino (Tulcán, 1917–Unknown) was an Ecuadorian author and lawyer. Born in Tulcán, he trained in law and served as Deputy…

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Muna Lee

Muna Lee (1895–1965) was an American poet, translator, and activist whose work significantly advanced Pan-American cultural exchange. Known for her lyrical poetry…

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Manuel María Sánchez

Manuel María Sánchez Baquero (Quito, December 19, 1879 – July 28, 1935) was an Ecuadorian lawyer, educator, poet, and journalist who served…

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César Ariosto Orellana

César Ariosto Orellana (born circa early 1900s - unknown) was a co-founder of the César Borja Literary Society in Quito, Ecuador, alongside…