Alejandro Romualdo (December 19, 1926 in Trujillo, Peru – May 27, 2008 in Lima, Peru) was a

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of the 20th century. His best known work is the Song of Tupac Amaru, exalting the revolutionary spirit of the 18th-century leader. The poem, which glorified the Peruvian independence movement, won the Peruvian National Prize for Poetry in 1997.

Life

Born Alejandro Valle, he is the son of famed Peruvian actor, Alex Valle, star of the popular TV series, Risas y Salsa. Romualdo studied literature at the National University of San Marcos in 1946. His first poem, "La torre de los alucinados" made him the recipient of the Peruvian National Prize for Poetry in 1949. Having earned a scholarship, he attended the University of Madrid in 1951. Upon his return to Peru, Romualdo worked as a journalist as more of his works were published, which he used as an instrument of agitation and political propaganda that manifested his Marxist convictions. By the mid 1960s, he travelled to

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and

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, eventually returning to Peru where he had some temporary jobs, one of them at the National Institute of Culture and also working as a professor of journalism at University of San Martín de Porres in Lima. He married Teresa Pereira (d. 1998) and had two sons and a daughter. He dedicated himself to teaching and journalism. He collaborated in the newspapers La Crónica and La Prensa, and in the magazines Cultura Peruana and Idea. His poetries, articles and caricatures, appear signed with his prename of Alejandro Romualdo; also with his nickname Xanno. In 1965 he traveled to Mexico and then went to

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he had some temporary jobs, one of them at the National Institute of Culture. He then went on to teach at the University of San Martín de Porres, becoming a teacher for several generations of journalists. In 1976 he won the OTI Festival award with his poem entitled I want to go out in the sun, set to music by Ernesto Pollarolo and performed by Fernando Llosa. He collaborated in the arts and letters magazine Hueso Hmero (1987, 1990).

Death

Romualdo was found dead in his home from heart complications in San Isidro District, Lima.

Bibliography

* Luis Alberto Sánchez,: ''La literatura peruana. Derrotero para una historia cultural del Perú'', tomo V, pp. 1581-1582. Cuarta edición y definitiva. Lima, P. L. Villanueva Editor, 1975. * National Library of Peru, N.º 2012-03529. Toro Montalvo, César: ''Manual de Literatura Peruana'', Tomo II, p. 1452. A.F.A. Editores Importadores S.A. Tercera edición, corregida y aumentada, 2012. Hecho el depósito legal. * Mario Vargas Llosa, ''El pez en el agua''. Memorias. Editorial Seix Barral, S. A., 1993. ISBN 84-322-0679-2

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1926 births 2008 deaths 20th-century Peruvian male writers 20th-century Peruvian poets National University of San Marcos alumni Peruvian male poets People from Trujillo (state) Peruvian writers Peruvian journalists Academic staff of the University of San Martín de Porres {{Peru-poet-stub

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