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Raúl Andrade Moscoso (October 4, 1905 – September 10, 1983) was an Ecuadorian journalist and playwright.
Raúl Andrade Moscoso | |
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| Born | Raúl Andrade Moscoso October 4, 1905 Quito, Ecuador |
| Died | September 10, 1983 (aged 77) Quito, Ecuador |
| Pen name | Raúl Andrade |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Notable works | cronicas de otros lunes. barcos de papel. claraboya. vinetas del mentidero. |
| Notable awards | Premio Eugenio Espejo (1983) |
| Spouse | Mireya Gándara Enríquez |
Andrade traveled throughout Mexico and Colombia, where he worked as a journalist for El Tiempo (Bogota, Colombia), and published his book La internacional negra en Colombia (The Black International in Colombia), a collection of articles on the crisis in Colombia. He represented the Ecuadorian government in a number of countries. Because of his merits he received several decorations: "Al Merito" (Ecuador), "Orden de San Carlos" (Colombia), and "Comendador de la Orden de Leopoldo" (Belgium). As a dramatist, Andrade published Suburbio (The Outskirts), a romantic evocation on the suburbs of Quito.[1]
He was awarded the Ecuadorian National Prize of Culture "Premio Eugenio Espejo" in 1983.[2]
Works
edit- “Suburbio” (1931), a comedy in two acts
- “Cocktails”, a compilation of literary and political articles published in La Mañana and Zumbambico newspapers
- “Gobelinos de Niebla” (1937)
- “El Perfil de la Quimera”(1951)
- “La Internacional Negra en Colombia y otros ensayos” (1954)
- “Julio Andrade, Crónica de una Vida Heroica” (1962)
References
edit- ^ Encyclopedia of Latin American Theater edited by Eladio Cortés, Mirta Barrea-Marlys
- ^ Ganadores (Biografias) Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine