Dora Gómez Bueno de Acuña (1903 in

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– 1987) was a

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and radio personality."Acuña, Dora (fl. 1940s)." '' Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages'', edited by Anne Commire and Deborah Klezmer, vol. 1, Yorkin Publications, 2007, p. 7. ''Gale eBooks''. Accessed 14 September 2021. She carried out her studies in Escuela Normal de Asunción, the institute where she graduated with the title of teacher. Influenced by the Uruguayan poet

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, Dora Acuña's poetry celebrated life and nature with a frank

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She taught primary education for many years, and briefly contributed, between 1930 and 1931, to the 'Sociales' page of the 'El Orden' newspaper of Asunción. Her participation in radio programs was extensive and fruitful, as an actress in children's programs, as a reciter of native and foreign poetry, through the innumerable radio series throughout her life, of which "Sobremesa de Gala" stands out, which was broadcast successfully by Radio Nacional, and by Radio Ñanduti, both stations of the Paraguayan capital.

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* ''Flor de caña, poesías'' (

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flower), Asunción: Imprenta nacional, 1940 * ''Barro celeste'' (Heavenly mud), Asunción: Imprenta nacional, 1943 * ''Luz en el abismo'' (Light in the

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), Asunción: Indoamericana, 1954 * ''Vivir es decir'' (Living is saying), Asunción: .n. 1977 * ''Antología'', Asunción: Alcándara, 1985

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