The Premio Bartolomé Hidalgo () are the most important

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. Established in 1988, they are named after Bartolomé Hidalgo, one of the founders of

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Antonio Larreta Gualberto José Antonio Rodríguez-Larreta y Ferreira (14 December 1922 – 19 August 2015), better known as Antonio Larreta or Taco Larreta, was a Uruguayan writer, critic and actor. Born in Montevideo, he attended Elbio Fernández School. D ...

Circe Maia Circe Maia, (born June 29, 1932, in Montevideo), is a Uruguayan poet, essayist, translator, and teacher. Biography Circe Maia was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1932. Her parents were María Magdalena Rodríguez and the notary Julio Maia, both ...

* Daniel Mella *

Juan Carlos Mondragon ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries around the world and in the Philippi ...

Susana Olaondo Susana Olaondo (born 27 May 1953) is a Uruguayan writer and illustrator. Biography Susana Olaondo was born in Montevideo in 1953. She studied drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, and introduction to visual and technical language in gardenin ...

Mauricio Rosencof Mauricio Rosencof (born June 30, 1933) is a Uruguayan playwright, poet and journalist from Florida, Uruguay. From 2005 to 2020 he has been Director of Culture of the Municipality of Montevideo. He was a founder of the Communist Youth Union and ...

Daniel Vidart Daniel Vidart (October 7, 1920 in Paysandú – May 14, 2019) was a Uruguayan anthropologist, writer, historian, and essayist. He was one of the most notable social scientists of the region. In 2010 he was awarded the Grand National Prize for Int ...

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La vereda del destino ''La vereda del destino'' (''The Sidewalk of Destiny'' in English), is the first book of the Uruguayan Horacio López Usera. Review This book published in 2006 won the Premio Bartolomé Hidalgo The Premio Bartolomé Hidalgo () are the most i ...

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