Writers from Ambato - Ecuadorian Literature

18th Century Writers · Author

Joaquín Aillón

Joaquín Aillón (Ambato, 1712 – 1801) was a Jesuit priest, professor, and Latin-language poet from Ecuador, best known for his didactic work…

20th Century Writers · Author

Hernán Zúñiga Albán

Hernán Zúñiga Albán (Ambato, January 18, 1948) is an Ecuadorian painter, engraver, muralist, poet, and educator. Known for his distinctive "Barroco guayaco"…

19th Century Writers · Author

Pedro Fermín Cevallos

Pedro Fermín Cevallos Villacreses (Ambato, July 7, 1812 – Quito, May 21, 1893) was an Ecuadorian historian, lawyer, and politician known for…

Poets · Author

Antonio Montalvo Viteri

Antonio Montalvo Viteri (Ambato, March 24, 1901 – Quito, July 9, 1953) was an Ecuadorian poet, literary critic, and cultural figure who…

Female writers · Author

Gabriela Calvache

Gabriela Calvache (Ambato, 1977) is an Ecuadorean screenwriter and director, celebrated for her compelling narratives in films like “La Mala Noche”. Her…

19th Century Writers · Author

Juan Montalvo

Juan Montalvo, born Juan María Montalvo y Fiallos (Ambato, Ecuador, April 13, 1832 - Paris, France, January 17, 1889) was an influential…

21st Century Writers · Author

Mario Conde

Mario Conde (Ambato, 1972) is a highly accomplished Ecuadorian writer, renowned for his works in children’s and youth literature. In addition to…

21st Century Writers · Author

ben aki

ben aki, pseudonym of Rodrigo Jurado (Ambato, Ecuador, 1967) is an Ecuadorian poet, writer, and university professor. He has published 7 poetry…

20th Century Writers · Author

Victoria Tobar

Victoria Tobar Fierro (Ambato, 1943) is an Ecuadorian poet, writer, and literary critic. In 1983 her first poetry book, "Y de repente"…

20th Century Writers · Author

María Natalia Vaca

María Natalia Vaca Santander (Ambato, May 5, 1878 - January, 1955) was an Ecuadorian teacher, writer, and poet. She taught reading, writing,…

20th Century Writers · Author

Eugenia Tinajero Martínez

Eugenia Tinajero Martínez (Quito, January 10, 1922 - April 6, 2009) was an Ecuadorian painter, university professor and writer. Tinajero Martínez hailed…

Poets · Author

Juan José Rodinás

Juan José Rodinás, born Juan José Rodríguez (Ambato, 1979) is an Ecuadorian poet, writer and translator. In 2021, he won the Aurelio…

20th Century Writers · Author

Rodrigo Pachano Lalama

Rodrigo Pachano Lalama (Ambato, August 7, 1910 - June 20, 1984) was an Ecuadorian lawyer, writer, poet, journalist, historian, researcher, and teacher.…

20th Century Writers · Author

Mario Cobo Barona

Mario Cobo Barona (Ambato, September 10, 1930 – Ambato, April 16, 2007) was an Ecuadorian poet, playwright, essayist, and educator. He wrote…

19th Century Writers · Author

Augusto N. Martínez

Augusto Nicolás Martínez Holguín, aka Augusto N. Martínez (Ambato, March 25, 1860 – March 19, 1946) was an Ecuadorian volcanologist, geologist, agronomist, scientific…