About Gustavo Álvarez Gardeazábal
Born 1945. Gustavo Álvarez Gardeazábal is a Colombian writer, journalist, politician, literary critic, novelist and literary scholar.
Gustavo Álvarez Gardeazábal (born 31 October 1945) is a Colombian writer and politician. He attended the University of Valle and was the runner-up for a Premio Nadal in 1971 for Dabeiba. He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1984, and was Governor of Valle del Cauca Department from 1998 to 1999. He also wrote the highly rated telenovela El Bazar de los Idiotas. He is one of the few atheists to hold public office in Colombia.
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Colombian writer and politician
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Gustavo Álvarez Gardeazábal was born on 31 October 1945 in Tuluá.
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Gustavo Álvarez Gardeazábal is a writer, journalist, politician, literary critic, novelist and literary scholar.
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