Raúl Andrade Moscoso (October 4, 1905 – September 10, 1983) was an Ecuadorian journalist and playwright. 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. He was awarded the Ecuadorian National Prize of Culture "

Premio Eugenio Espejo The ''Premio Nacional Eugenio Espejo'' ("Eugenio Espejo National Award") is the national prize of the nation of Ecuador. Decrees 677 and 699 (of August 1975 and September 1997, respectively) established the prize, which is conferred by the President ...

" in 1983.Ganadores (Biografias)

Works

* “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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