Famous Guatemalan Writers

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Miguel Ãngel Asturias
(Winner of 1967 Nobel Prize in Literature)
Miguel Ãngel Asturias
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Birthdate: October 19, 1899
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Guatemala City, Guatemala
Died: June 9, 1974

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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Augusto Monterroso
(Writer)
Augusto Monterroso
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Birthdate: December 21, 1920
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Died: February 7, 2003
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Francisco Goldman
(Novelist)
Francisco Goldman
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Birthdate: 1954 AD
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Luisa Moreno
(Activist)
Luisa Moreno
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Birthdate: August 30, 1907
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Guatemala City, Guatemala
Died: November 4, 1992
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Alaíde Foppa
(Writer)
Alaíde Foppa
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Birthdate: December 3, 1914
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Barcelona, Spain
Died: December 19, 1980
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Eduardo Halfon
(Writer)
Eduardo Halfon
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Birthdate: August 20, 1971
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Guatemala City, Guatemala
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Rodrigo Rey Rosa
(Writer)
Rodrigo Rey Rosa
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Birthdate: November 4, 1958
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Guatemala City, Guatemala
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Otto René Castillo
(Poet)
Otto René Castillo
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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)
Humberto Akʼabal
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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)
Margarita Carrera
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Birthdate: September 16, 1929
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Guatemala City, Guatemala
Died: March 31, 2018
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José Milla y Vidaurre
(Writer)
José Milla y Vidaurre
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Birthdate: August 4, 1822
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Guatemala City, Guatemala
Died: September 30, 1882
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Arturo Arias
(Novelist)
Arturo Arias
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Birthdate: 1950 AD
Birthplace: Guatemala City, Guatemala
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Virgilio Rodríguez Macal
(Writer)
Virgilio Rodríguez Macal
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Birthdate: June 28, 1916
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Guatemala City, Guatemala
Died: February 13, 1964
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Margarita Azurdia
(Sculptor)
Margarita Azurdia
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Birthdate: April 13, 1931
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
Died: July 1, 1998
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Adrián Recinos
(Writer)
Adrián Recinos
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Birthdate: July 5, 1886
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
Died: March 8, 1962
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Rafael Arévalo Martínez
(Writer)
Rafael Arévalo Martínez
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Birthdate: July 25, 1884
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Guatemala City, Guatemala
Died: June 12, 1975
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Angelina Acuña
(Poet)
Angelina Acuña
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Birthdate: January 31, 1904
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Jutiapa, Guatemala
Died: June 14, 2006
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Mario Monteforte Toledo
(Writer, Politician)
Mario Monteforte Toledo
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Birthdate: September 15, 1911
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Guatemala City, Guatemala
Died: September 4, 2003
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Marco Antonio Flores
(Author)
Marco Antonio Flores
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Birthdate: 1937 AD
Birthplace: Guatemala
Died: July 26, 2013
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Luis Cardoza y Aragón
(Writer, Diplomat)
Luis Cardoza y Aragón
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Birthdate: June 21, 1901
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Guatemala
Died: September 4, 1992
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Francisco Antonio de Fuentes y Guzmán
(Historian, Writer)
Francisco Antonio de Fuentes y Guzmán
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Birthdate: 1643 AD
Birthplace: Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
Died: 1700 AD
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María Josefa García Granados
(Writer)
María Josefa García Granados
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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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José Batres Montúfar
(Poet, Politician)
José Batres Montúfar
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Birthdate: March 18, 1809
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: San Salvador, El Salvador
Died: July 9, 1844
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E. Antonio Romero
(Philosopher, Writer)
E. Antonio Romero
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Birthdate: February 20, 1925
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Sololá Department, Guatemala
Died: August 25, 2005
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Ana Maria Rodas
(Journalist)
Ana Maria Rodas
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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)
Luz Méndez de la Vega
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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)
Magdalena Spinola
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Birthdate: December 26, 1896
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Jutiapa, Guatemala
Died: January 7, 1991
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Federico Hernández de León
(Journalist, Writer)
Federico Hernández de León
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Birthdate: March 4, 1883
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Died: 1959 AD
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Rosina Cazali
(Art critic, Art curators)
Rosina Cazali
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Birthdate: 1960 AD
Birthplace: Guatemala
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Dina Posada
(Salvadoran-Guatemalan Poet)
Dina Posada
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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.