Lupe Cajías de la Vega (born 1955) is a Bolivian journalist, historian, and writer.[1][2][3] Cajías has focused her career on journalism, though she is also the author of books such as Historia de una Leyenda, vida y palabra de Juan Lechín Oquendo (1988) and Valentina. Historia de una rebeldía.[2] Likewise, her career has been recognized with the UNICEF national award in 1986,[1] as well as the Erich Guttentag Award for the novel Valentina. Historia de una rebeldía in 1996[2] (this award was replaced by the National Novel Award two years later).
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| Born | Lupe Cajías de la Vega 1955 (age 68–69) La Paz, Bolivia |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Xavierian University |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, historian, writer |
| Awards | Erich Guttentag Award (1996) |
Biography
editLupe Cajías was born in the city of La Paz, Bolivia in 1955. She studied journalism, with a focus in the area of research, at the Pontifical Xavierian University in Bogotá, from which she graduated with honors.[4] She also studied history at the Higher University of San Andrés.[4] She witnessed the return of democracy to Bolivia on 10 October 1982, having given birth to her first child a few days before.[5]
In her role as a journalist, Cajías was also editor of El Tiempo in Bogotá,[2] and later became a columnist for the Bolivian newspapers Los Tiempos[3] and Página Siete.[6] Similarly, she served as editor-in-chief of the weekly Aquí.[1] Also, Cajías was elected as president of the Association of Journalists of La Paz in 2014.[7] During this period she carried out a series of actions in favor of freedom of expression, which, according to the APLP, was limited by the actions of the government of Evo Morales.[8] Her term ended in 2016, when Nelson Martínez won new elections within the union.[9]
Cajías also ventured into the field of politics when she was responsible for the anti-corruption department from 2003 to 2005, during the presidency of Carlos Mesa.[1][2] She was a founding member of the Huáscar Cajías Cultural Foundation.[4]
Continuing with her professional career, Cajías was a teacher at the Higher University of San Andrés, where she had been a student during her history studies.[4] In the same capacity, she teaches at the Bolivian Catholic University.[10]
Works
edit- Valentina. Historia de una rebeldía (1966) Novel. Erich Guttentag Award.
- El Presente es de lucha, el futuro es nuestro (1983) Essay
- Historia de una leyenda, vida y palabra de Juan Lechín Oquendo (1988) Biography
- Biografía de Flavio Machicado Viscarra (1994) Biography
- Los caminos de Nuevos Horizontes (2007) Essay
- Morir en mi cumpleaños (2011) Fictionalized biography of Óscar Únzaga
- Nueva crónica y buen gobierno (2012) Chronicle, in conjunction with other authors
References
edit- ^ a b c d Blanco, Elías (3 May 2011). "Lupe Cajías de la Vega". Diccionario Cultural Boliviano (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Lupe Cajías de la Vega" (PDF) (in Spanish). Ministry of Education of Bolivia. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ a b Cajías, Lupe (9 December 2016). "El año del zorrino" [The Year of the Skunk]. Los Tiempos (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Lupe Cajías de la Vega". Encuentro Escritores (in Spanish). CSIP Center of Bolivian Literature. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ Cajías, Lupe (October 2012). "Aquel 10 de octubre, luminoso y primaveral" [That 10 October, Bright and Springlike] (PDF). Nueva Crónica y buen gobierno (in Spanish). No. 112. Plural. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ Cajías, Lupe (4 August 2016). "Evo Morales ¿miente, tergiversa o sólo se inventa?" [Evo Morales: Lie, Distort, or Only Invert?]. Página Siete (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ Guarachi, Angel (25 April 2014). "Lupe Cajías es elegida como nueva presidenta de la APLP" [Lupe Cajías is Elected as the New President of the APLP]. La Razón (in Spanish). La Paz. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "Lupe Cajías desafía a Ministra Paco a debatir sobre 10 puntos" [Lupe Cajías Challenges Minister Paco to Debate on 10 Points] (in Spanish). Association of Journalists of La Paz. ANF. 6 May 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "Nelson Martínez es el nuevo presidente de la APLP" [Nelson Martínez is the New President of the APLP]. Erbol (in Spanish). 22 April 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ Cajías, Lupe (3 August 2015). "Periodismo y Literatura La palabra se hizo carne" [Journalism and Literature The World Became Flesh]. Correo del Sur (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 November 2017.