About Alcira Cardona Torrico
Lived 1926 – 2003 (aged 77). Alcira Cardona Torrico was a Bolivian writer, journalist and poet.
Alcira Cardona Torrico (23 January 1926 in Oruro – 23 May 2003) was a Bolivian writer and poet. She belonged to group "Gesta bárbara", which was originally founded in La Paz in 1944 with members such as Óscar Alfaro, Julio de la Vega and Armando Alba Zambrana, among others.
The poetic works of Cardona are characterized by their social content, particularly that associated with the Andes and mining. Among her most outstanding and well-known poems are "Carcajada de Estaño" and the autobiographical poem "Apóstrofe". Her work "Loa a la ciudad de Oruro" won a poetry contest in Oruro in 1944.
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Who was Alcira Cardona Torrico?
Bolivian writer (1926–2003)
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Alcira Cardona Torrico was born on 23 January 1926 in Oruro.
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Alcira Cardona Torrico died on 29 May 2003 in La Paz.
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Alcira Cardona Torrico was a writer, journalist and poet.
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Alcira Cardona Torrico was Bolivian.
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