Pedro Sotillo (1902–1977) was a
Venezuela
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n writer, journalist, and poet. He was a distinguished member of the
Generation of 1928
The Generation of 1928 (Spanish: ''Generación del 28'') was a group of Venezuelan students who led protests in Caracas in 1928 against the dictatorship of Juan Vicente Gómez.
Members and exile
Many politicians prominent in Venezuela's transi ...
and co-founder of several well-known magazines such as ''
El Ingenioso Hidalgo'' and ''
Válvula.''
Early life
Pedro Sotillo was born in
San José de Unare,
Guárico
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, Venezuela, in 1902. In 1928, Sotillo and several other young writers, including
Arturo Úslar Pietri,
Miguel Otero Silva
Miguel Otero Silva (October 26, 1908 – August 28, 1985), was a Venezuelan writer, journalist, humorist and politician. A figure of great relevance in Venezuelan literature, his literary and journalistic works related strictly to the socio-politi ...
,
Nelson Himiob,
Juan Oropeza
Juan Oropeza Riera (24 April 1906 – 29 November 1971) was a Venezuelan lawyer, diplomat, writer, educator and political scientist. He was born in Carora in the state of Lara, and was the younger brother of pediatrics pioneer, Pastor Oropeza Ri ...
,
Fernando Paz Castillo
Fernando Paz Castillo Aristeguieta (11 April 1893 in Caracas – 30 July 1981 in Caracas), was a Venezuelan poet, literary critic, diplomat, and educator. He received the National Prize for Literature in 1967.
Partial bibliography
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Gonzalo Carnevalli, among others, founded the literary magazine ''
Válvula'' considered the official voice of the Venezuelan vanguardistas.
Journalist work
In 1935, Pedro Sotillo founded another magazine,
El Ingenioso Hidalgo, along with his friends
Arturo Úslar Pietri,
Julián Padrón Julián Padrón (8 September 1910 – 2 August 1954) was a Venezuelan writer, journalist and lawyer.
Biography
Padrón was born in San Antonio de Maturín, Monagas state, on 8 September 1910. He attended some private primary schools in Cuman ...
, and
Alfredo Boulton
Alfredo Boulton (1908–1995) was a Venezuelan artist, critic, and art historian. As an art historian and critic, he is known for publishing a comprehensive history of Venezuelan art. Boulton was also an active photographer; his work is held ...
. Later, in 1939, he published his first work, ''Andanzas''. Other works would follow suit, ''La Calle y Los Caminos'' in 1951, and ''Caminos nocturnos'', in 1956.
During the 1940s, Pedro Sotillo worked as director of ''
El Nacional'', which today is one of
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
's largest newspapers, and that was founded by his friend, novelist
Miguel Otero Silva
Miguel Otero Silva (October 26, 1908 – August 28, 1985), was a Venezuelan writer, journalist, humorist and politician. A figure of great relevance in Venezuelan literature, his literary and journalistic works related strictly to the socio-politi ...
. He also worked for ''
El Heraldo'', a very important newspaper in Venezuela during the 1940s and 1950s, owned by his very close friend Ricardo Domínguez Urbano-Taylor.
Last years
Pedro Sotillo occupied several political posts during the 1940s, including Secretary of Government, governor of the state of
Guárico
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, and as a Venezuelan congressman. Pedro Sotillo died in Caracas in 1977.
See also
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Arturo Úslar Pietri
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Miguel Otero Silva
Miguel Otero Silva (October 26, 1908 – August 28, 1985), was a Venezuelan writer, journalist, humorist and politician. A figure of great relevance in Venezuelan literature, his literary and journalistic works related strictly to the socio-politi ...
External links
"Las didascalias como discurso clarificador en La Llave de Arturo Úsla Pietri"by Hans Velásquez B., ''Dramateatro Revista Digital'', retrieved November 3, 2005.
by Arturo Úslar Pietri, ''Ficción Breve Venezolana'', retrieved November 3, 2005.
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1902 births
1977 deaths
Governors of Guárico
People from Guárico
Venezuelan journalists
Venezuelan male poets
Members of the Venezuelan Chamber of Deputies
Government ministers of Venezuela
20th-century Venezuelan poets
20th-century male writers
20th-century journalists