Guillermo Trujillo Durán Explained

Guillermo Trujillo Durán
Native Name Lang:Spanish
Birth Date:1878 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Maracaibo, Venezuela
Death Place:Maracaibo

Guillermo Trujillo Durán (10 February 1878 – 11 February 1967) was a Venezuelan poet and politician. He is also remembered for his work in journalism and film, alongside his brother Manuel Trujillo Durán. He worked as editor for several Maracaibo-based publications and published some collections of poetry. In politics, he first served in the government of Zulia before entering the National Assembly, where he was Vice-President on two occasions.

In 1930, he was awarded one of the highest honors for civilian services to Venezuela, being made a Grand Officer of the Order of the Liberator.[1] [2] [3]

Early and personal life

Guillermo Trujillo Durán was born in Maracaibo, Zulia, on 10 February 1878, to José Trinidad Trujillo and María del Carmen Durán.[4] He had a brother, Manuel, with whom he was always very close.[5] Manuel was a contemporary of Udón Pérez, who would become a famous poet, at school. In adulthood, the brothers and Pérez were friends, with Pérez and Guillermo often seen together at one of Maracaibo's popular artists' meeting places, a refreshment shop in Baralt Plaza. As poets, Pérez and Trujillo were considered of the same class.[6]

He also studied pharmacy at the University of Zulia, but did not graduate.[7]

Career

Trujillo was the director of the magazines El rayo de luz and Gutenberg, both founded by his brother.[8] [9] The studio that these operated out of was at 6 Venezuela Street in downtown Maracaibo, opposite the Baralt Theatre and next to Pérez.[8]

Trujillo became a member of the Venezuelan Academy of Language on August 30 1952,[4] where he sat in chair Y;[10] was on the editorial board of five other magazine and newspapers; and was also the Vice President of the Literary Center of Zulia. Some of his best work was notable for winning literature competitions.

He then took a job as director of the magazine for the Ministry of Development, and moved to Caracas for this role for several years. In 1957 a compilation of many of his works was published in a book called Prism.[11]

Jesús Angél Semprún Parra describes Trujillo's work as:

Cinema

Trujillo's brother Manuel learned to operate film projectors through an associate, Luis Manuel Méndez.[8] [12] From this role, many sources credited Manuel and sometimes both Manuel and Guillermo as the creators of the first Venezuelan films.[13] The films are titled Un célebre especialista sacando muelas en el gran Hotel Europa and Muchachos bañándose en el lago de Maracaibo; the narrative nature and early production of the films is a matter of pride across Venezuela and particularly in the state of Zulia; the day of the films' premiere, 28 January, is both National Day of Cinema and the "Day of Zulian Identity" in the state.

Politics

At one point, Trujillo was the general secretary in the government of Zulia, and then became the deputy for Zulia in Venezuela's National Assembly, serving between 1914 and 1939.[4] He was a deputy over five periods, and for two of these was the Vice President of the National Assembly. He also held various positions overseeing and inspecting trade and highways in Venezuela.

Publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hace 138 años nació el periodista y poeta Guillermo Trujillo Durán. es. 5 April 2020. Bolivarian Government of Zulia. https://web.archive.org/web/20200414201527/http://bpz.org.ve/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2761:hace-138-anos-nacio-el-periodista-y-poeta-guillermo-trujillo-duran&catid=22&Itemid=124. 14 April 2020.
  2. Web site: 200 Years of Latin American Orders and Medals From a Thankful Nation. Princeton University. 2020-04-14.
  3. Web site: Venezuela, Republic. An Order of the Liberator in Gold, I Class Grand Officer, c.1920. eMedals. 2020-04-21.
  4. Web site: Trujillo Durán, Guillermo Fundación Empresas Polar. bibliofep.fundacionempresaspolar.org. 2020-04-12.
  5. News: Tras el rastro del zuliano Manuel Trujillo Durán. Palencia. Arturo J.. 1 February 2013. Versión Final. 12 September 2019. es. Issuu.
  6. Book: Semprún Parra, Jesus Angel. Diccionario General de la Literatura en el Zulia: Autores Libros publicados Revistas. Periódicos Premios Instituciones Eventos Editoriales Grupos Movimientos y Generaciones Literarias. Sultana del Lago. 2019. 9781686763892. Zulia. 16 August 2019. 57, 144, 184–185, 204.
  7. Book: Semprún Parra, Jesús Ángel. Diccionario General del Zulia. Hernández. Luis Guillermo. Sultana del Lago. 2018. 9781976873034. 1. Maracaibo.
  8. Villalobos Finol. Orlando. July 2013. La casa de la bahía. Memorias de Manuel Trujillo Durán, PDVSA, Maracaibo, Venezuela. Quórum Académico. es. 10. 2. 343–344.
  9. News: Homenaje a Manuel Trujillo Durán. Antillano. Laura. 20 November 2016. 27 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171028093704/http://www.notitarde.com/homenaje-a-manuel-trujillo-duran/cultura/2016/11/20/1037137/. 28 October 2017. es. Notitarde. dead.
  10. Book: Muñoz Paz, Lionel. La patria adulta : la historiografía y la historia en el pensamiento de Augusto Mijares. 2001. Universidad Católica Andrés Bello. 606786126.
  11. Web site: Nace un Pionero del Cine Nacional. El Zuliano Rajao. 16 September 2019.
  12. Serrano. Arturo. The Beginnings of Cinema in Venezuela: The arrival of Cinema in Venezuela (1896–1907). Universidad Católica Andrés Bello. 14 December 2018.
  13. Carro. Nelson. 1997. Un siglo de cine en América Latina. https://web.archive.org/web/20181215222520/https://www.redalyc.org/html/267/26700811/. 15 December 2018. Política y Cultura. es. 8. 242. 15 December 2018.

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