Raúl Andrade Moscoso (October 4, 1905 – September 10, 1983) was an Ecuadorian journalist and playwright.

Raúl Andrade Moscoso
BornRaúl Andrade Moscoso
October 4, 1905
Quito, Ecuador
DiedSeptember 10, 1983 (1983-09-11) (aged 77)
Quito, Ecuador
Pen nameRaúl Andrade
OccupationWriter
Notable workscronicas de otros lunes. barcos de papel. claraboya. vinetas del mentidero.
Notable awardsPremio Eugenio Espejo (1983)
SpouseMireya Gándara Enríquez

Andrade traveled throughout Mexico and Colombia, where he worked as a journalist for El Tiempo (Bogota, Colombia), and published his book La internacional negra en Colombia (The Black International in Colombia), a collection of articles on the crisis in Colombia. He represented the Ecuadorian government in a number of countries. Because of his merits he received several decorations: "Al Merito" (Ecuador), "Orden de San Carlos" (Colombia), and "Comendador de la Orden de Leopoldo" (Belgium). As a dramatist, Andrade published Suburbio (The Outskirts), a romantic evocation on the suburbs of Quito.[1]

He was awarded the Ecuadorian National Prize of Culture "Premio Eugenio Espejo" in 1983.[2]

Works

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  • “Suburbio” (1931), a comedy in two acts
  • “Cocktails”, a compilation of literary and political articles published in La Mañana and Zumbambico newspapers
  • “Gobelinos de Niebla” (1937)
  • “El Perfil de la Quimera”(1951)
  • “La Internacional Negra en Colombia y otros ensayos” (1954)
  • “Julio Andrade, Crónica de una Vida Heroica” (1962)

References

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  1. ^ Encyclopedia of Latin American Theater edited by Eladio Cortés, Mirta Barrea-Marlys
  2. ^ Ganadores (Biografias) Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine