Rodrigo Abelardo Pesántez Rodas (25 July 1937 – 2 April 2020) was an Ecuadorian writer and poet.
Personal life
Pesántez Rodas was born in
Azogues
Azogues () is the capital of Azogues Canton and of Cañar Province in Ecuador.
Azogues Canton had a population of 74,515 (2022 census). . He died on 2 April 2020, in
Guayaquil
Guayaquil (), officially Santiago de Guayaquil, is the largest city in Ecuador and also the nation's economic capital and main port. The city is the capital (political), capital of Guayas Province and the seat of Guayaquil Canton. The city is ...
, after contracting
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic.
The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...
during the
COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador
The COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was reported to have spread to Ecuador on 29 February 2020, when ...
.
Notable works
*''Visión y revisión de la literatura ecuatoriana'' (2006)
*''Panorama del ensayo en el Ecuador'' (2019)
*''De cuerpo entero: antología poética'' (2008)
*''Presencia de la mujer ecuatoriana en la poesía'' (1960)
*''Poesía de un tiempo'' (1974)
References
External links
Interview with Pesántez Rodas
1937 births
2020 deaths
Ecuadorian poets
Ecuadorian writers
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador
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