Edson Hurtado

Edson Hurtado Morón (born 1980 in Vallegrande, Bolivia) is a Bolivian journalist, writer, and researcher. He has published more than six books and has an extensive career as a radio and television journalist. Additionally, he worked as head of department at the Ministry of Cultures and Tourism from 2013 to 2016 and directed the documentary.

Biography He started his career as a radio presenter at 15 years old in Vallegrande. For more than a decade, he continued working in radio, mainly in local stations. He also started to work in television and was a presenter of interviews like , shown on TV Culturas and focused on writers.

His first literary works were the poems and , published in 2007 and 2008, respectively. The work was a commercial success, which led the publishing house to publish a second edition one month later. Agreeing with the author, the book was the first work of non-fiction about homosexuality in the country and was written over a period of eight months. The book was translated to English, Portuguese, and German.

In 2016, Hurtado started to work on his first movie, a documentary titled that premiered online in March 2021. The movie, which has a duration of 100 minutes, explores the story of his grandfather and the history, identity, and customs of the Vallegrande Province through testimonials, photos, interviews, and archives.

Despite his part in the LGBT community, Hurtado has stated that his form of activism forma is through his academic works.

Works The works of Hurtado include:

Poetry

(2007) (2008)

Non fiction

(2010) (2011) (2014)