Miguel Ãngel Asturias was a Guatemalan poet-diplomat, journalist, playwright, and novelist. He played a significant role in spreading the importance of indigenous cultures. In 1966, he was honored with the International Lenin Peace Prize. In 1967, he became only the second Latin American author to win the prestigious Nobel Prize for Literature.
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Miguel Ãngel Asturias
(Winner of 1967 Nobel Prize in Literature)
Birthdate: October 19, 1899
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Guatemala City, Guatemala
Died: June 9, 1974
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Alaíde Foppa
(Writer)
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Birthdate: December 3, 1914
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Barcelona, Spain
Died: December 19, 1980
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Otto René Castillo
(Poet)
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Birthdate: April 25, 1934
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Died: March 23, 1967
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Humberto Akʼabal
(Poet)
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Birthdate: October 31, 1952
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Momostenango, Totonicapán, Guatemala
Died: January 28, 2019
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Margarita Carrera
(Writer, Philosopher)
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Birthdate: September 16, 1929
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Guatemala City, Guatemala
Died: March 31, 2018
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Rafael Arévalo Martínez
(Writer)
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Birthdate: July 25, 1884
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Guatemala City, Guatemala
Died: June 12, 1975
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Margarita Azurdia
(Sculptor)
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Birthdate: April 13, 1931
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
Died: July 1, 1998
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Luis Cardoza y Aragón
(Writer, Diplomat)
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Birthdate: June 21, 1901
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Guatemala
Died: September 4, 1992
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Angelina Acuña
(Poet)
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Birthdate: January 31, 1904
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Jutiapa, Guatemala
Died: June 14, 2006
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Marco Antonio Flores
(Author)
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Birthdate: 1937 AD
Birthplace: Guatemala
Died: July 26, 2013
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José Batres Montúfar
(Poet, Politician)
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Birthdate: March 18, 1809
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: San Salvador, El Salvador
Died: July 9, 1844
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Francisco Antonio de Fuentes y Guzmán
(Historian, Writer)
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Birthdate: 1643 AD
Birthplace: Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
Died: 1700 AD
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María Josefa García Granados
(Writer)
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Birthdate: July 10, 1796
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Puerto de Santa María, Cadiz, Spain
Died: July 28, 1848
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Ana Maria Rodas
(Journalist)
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Birthdate: September 12, 1937
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Guatemala City, Guatemala
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Luz Méndez de la Vega
(Writer, Educator)
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Birthdate: September 2, 1919
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Retalhuleu, Guatemala
Died: March 8, 2012
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Magdalena Spinola
(Poet)
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Birthdate: December 26, 1896
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Jutiapa, Guatemala
Died: January 7, 1991
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Dina Posada
(Salvadoran-Guatemalan Poet)
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Birthdate: 1946 AD
Birthplace: El Salvador
Dina Posada is a Salvadoran-Guatemalan poet. She is currently working in Guatemala where she contributes as a writer to several publications. Some of her poems have been translated into several other languages. Counted among the important poets in Central America, Dina Posada's work has also inspired several other artistic endeavors.