Horacio Hidrovo Peñaherrera Explained

Horacio Hidrovo Peñaherrera
Birth Date:June 24, 1931
Birth Place:Santa Ana, Ecuador
Occupation:Poet, Writer
Notableworks:La Montaña, La maravillosa sensación de vivir

Horacio Hidrovo Peñaherrera (June 24, 1931 – June 9, 2012) was an Ecuadorian poet, writer, professor, and cultural promoter.

He inherited his passion for poetry from his father, the poet Horacio Hidrovo Velásquez. In 2009 he was awarded Ecuador's National Prize "Premio Eugenio Espejo" in the Cultural Activities category.[1]

He was born in Santa Ana, Ecuador in 1931. He was a literature professor at the University Laica Eloy Alfaro in Manabi, where he sought to strengthen oral tradition, theater and music.[2]

Among his most popular poetry books were La maravillosa sensación de vivir (2001) and La Montaña (2003).

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.cncultura.gob.ec/index.php/premio-eugenio-espejo/ganadores-biografias List of winner of the Premio Eugenio Espejo with Spanish biographies
  2. http://www.casadelasiguanas.org/2012/06/horacio-hidrovo-penaherrera-1931-2012.html Horacio Hidrovo Peñaherrera (1931 - 2012) - Casa de la iguanas, virtual magazine of culture and poetry (Spanish article)