Amor, Eduardo Blanco b. September 8, 1897 d. December 1, 1979 Galician Writer. Born in Orense, he lived in Argentina between 1919 and 1965. He wrote "Poema en Catro Tempos" (1931), "A Esmorga" (1959), "Os Biosbardos" (1962), "Xente Ao Lonxe" (1972), and the plays "Farsas Para Títeres" (1973) and "Teatro pra a Xente" (1975). (Bio by: 380W) Cementerio de San Francisco, Ourense, Galicia, Spain
Ferreiro, Celso Emilio b. January 6, 1912 d. August 31, 1979 Author. A native of Celanova, Ourense, Galicia, Ferreiro co-founded the 1930s political association "Federación de Mocedades Galeguistas." He later worked as a journalist and lawyer, and in the 1960s began writing poetry with themes of social criticism. In 1966 Ferreiro moved to Venezuela, where he founded the Patronato de Cultura Galega. His many works include "Longa Noite de Pedra," "Viaxe ao Pais dos Ananos," "Onde o Mundo se Chama Celanova," "Al Aire de tu Vuelo," "Voz y Voto," "Antipoemas"...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni) Cementerio de Celanova (Celanova, Galicia), Ourense, Galicia, Spain
Pedrayo, Ramón Otero b. March 5, 1888 d. 1976 Galician Writer and Essayist, also a Lawyer. Considerated at the time of his death as the patriarch of the Galician literature. He wrote "Pantelas, Home Libre," "Os Camiños de Vida," "Arredor de Si," "A Romaría de Xelmírez" and "Entre a Vendimia e a Castiñeira, " among others. (Bio by: 380W) Cementerio de San Francisco, Ourense, Galicia, Spain
Valente, Jose Angel b. April 25, 1929 d. July 18, 2000 Poet, Essayist. He is considered one of Spain's best postwar poets. Born in Orense, Galicia, Valente graduated in 1953 from the University of Madrid and then moved to Oxford, where he taught Spanish Language and Literature. He first came to the attention of the literary world in 1954, when he won the Adonis Prize for Poetry with his book "A Modo de Esperanza". The themes of his poems are often exile, death, and poverty in Spain. His outstanding works also include "Poemas de Lázaro", "Breve...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni) Cementerio de San Francisco, Ourense, Galicia, Spain Plot: Family Pantheon
b. September 8, 1897 d. December 1, 1979