Chiquita Barreto Explained

Chiquita Barreto Burgos
Birth Name:Amelia Chiquita Barreto Burgos
Birth Date:1947
Birth Place:Caaguazú
Occupation:Writer

Amelia "Chiquita" Barreto Burgos (born 1947) is a Paraguayan writer. She is currently a professor at the Universidad del Norte in Paraguay and often works with the Union of Women for Mutual Help in Coronel Oviedo and student theatre productions.[1]

Biography

Chiquita Barreto Burgos was born in 1947 in the Paraguayan town of Caaguazú. She graduated from the Faculty of Pedagogy of the Catholic University of Paraguay.[2]

On 11 December 2015, she received the Roque Gaona Literary Prize and six million Guaraní for her novel Los nombres que habito from the Society of Writers of Paraguay and Gaona family.[3] [4] On 5 April 2017, Barreto presented the new book ¿Dónde van los gatos cuando llueve?[5] and again on 17 July with the novel Tiempo y Destiempo.[6]

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  1. News: Obras teatrales dirigidas por egresados del IMA. 20 November 2017. La Nación. 19 December 2016. es.
  2. Web site: AMELIA (CHIQUITA) BARRETO BURGOS. portalguarani.com. Portal Guarani. 20 November 2017. es.
  3. News: Chiquita Barreto ganó el Premio Literario "Roque Gaona" 2015. 20 November 2017. La Nación. 11 November 2015. es.
  4. News: Chiquita Barreto gana Premio Roque Gaona. 20 November 2017. Ultima Hora. 11 November 2015. es.
  5. News: Presentan nuevos libros. 20 November 2017. La Nación. 5 April 2017. es.
  6. News: Chiquita Barreto, con nuevo libro. 20 November 2017. La Nación. 17 July 2017. es.