Isabel Cuchí Coll (March 28, 1904 – December 22, 1993) was a journalist, writer and the Director of the (Society of Puerto Rican Authors). She came from a family of
Puerto Rican historians and politicians.
Early life and education
Cuchí Coll was one of six siblings born to Luisa Coll y Cuchí (daughter of
Cayetano Coll y Toste
Dr. Cayetano Coll y Toste (November 30, 1850 – November 19, 1930), was a Puerto Rican historian and writer. He was the patriarch of a prominent family of Puerto Rican educators, politicians and writers.
Early years
Coll y Toste was born in th ...
) and Luis Cuchí Arnau in
Arecibo, Puerto Rico.
["Figuras Historicas De Puerto Rico, Vol. 2" ; Editor: Adolfo R. Lopez; Page 5 and 6; 2000. Publisher: Editorial Codillera, Inc.; .]
Cuchí Coll's grandfather Dr.
Cayetano Coll y Toste
Dr. Cayetano Coll y Toste (November 30, 1850 – November 19, 1930), was a Puerto Rican historian and writer. He was the patriarch of a prominent family of Puerto Rican educators, politicians and writers.
Early years
Coll y Toste was born in th ...
(1850–1930), was a historian and writer.
[Biografías – Cayetano Coll y Toste](_blank)
at www.zonai.com Nuevo Dia] Her uncle
José Coll y Cuchí was the founder of the
Puerto Rican Nationalist Party
The Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico ( es, Partido Nacionalista de Puerto Rico, PNPR) is a Puerto Rican political party founded on September 17, 1922, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Its primary goal is to work for Puerto Rico's independence. The P ...
and her other uncle
Cayetano Coll y Cuchí
Cayetano Coll y Cuchí (June 21, 1881 – 1961) was a politician, writer and an advocate of Puerto Rican Independence. In 1917, he became the first President of Puerto Rico House of Representatives after the island was ceded to the United States ...
, was once the President of
Puerto Rico House of Representatives
The House of Representatives of Puerto Rico ( es, Cámara de Representantes de Puerto Rico) is the lower house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, the bicameral territorial legislature of Puerto Rico. The House, together with the Sen ...
.
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Her cousin (José's daughter)
Edna Coll was an educator and author who founded the Academy of Fine Arts in Puerto Rico.
Her second cousin, (Edna's son),
Jose "Fufi" Santori Coll was a former BSN basketball player, coach and television sportscaster.
She studied journalism after completing her formal primary and secondary education. In the 1920s, Cuchi Coll moved to
New York City
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with her parents and resided at West 84th Street in
Manhattan
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. After her father died, she and her brothers Louis, Victor, Enrique and sisters Margarita and Conchita where raised by their mother.
[, a guitarist from Paraguay during the concert "La Momia del Cacique" presented in the San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan's Teatro Paramount. The interview was published in the ''Puerto Rico Ilustrado'' magazine with a photo of Barrios Mangoré dressed as Cacique Mangoré dedicated to Cuchí Coll. The interview, which was recovered recently, is considered as historically important by the authorities of Paraguay because it gives the only known published impression of the artist in regard to the legend of the Cacique mommy.”LA MOMIA DEL CACIQUE” por: Carlos Salcedo Centurión]
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Cuchí Coll was named director of the "Sociedad de Autores Puertorriqueños" (Society of Puerto Rican Authors).Cayetano Coll y Toste
Dr. Cayetano Coll y Toste (November 30, 1850 – November 19, 1930), was a Puerto Rican historian and writer. He was the patriarch of a prominent family of Puerto Rican educators, politicians and writers.
Early years
Coll y Toste was born in th ...
including ''Historia de la esclavitud en Puerto Rico (información y documentos)'' (History of Slavery in Puerto Rico (documents and information)).Julia de Burgos
Julia de Burgos García (February 17, 1914 – July 6, 1953) was a Puerto Rican poet. As an advocate of Puerto Rican independence, she served as Secretary General of the Daughters of Freedom, the women's branch of the Puerto Rican Nationa ...
''.
Later life
In her later years, she contributed to the promotional program of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture. On December 22, 1993, Cuchí Coll died in San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan (, , ; Spanish for "Saint John") is the capital city and most populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2020 census, it is the 57th-largest city under the juri ...
.
Written works
Among her written works in Spanish are the following:
Other
Two of her most important written works are "Mujer (1945))" (Woman) and the drama "La Familia de Justo Malgenio (1961)) (The family of Just Bad mood).
See also
* List of Puerto Ricans
*History of women in Puerto Rico
The recorded history of Puerto Rican women can trace its roots back to the era of the ''Taíno'', the indigenous people of the Caribbean, who inhabited the island that they called "Boriken" before the arrival of Spaniards. During the Spanish c ...
References
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1904 births
1993 deaths
Puerto Rican journalists
People from Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican women writers
Puerto Rican people of Irish descent
20th-century American women writers
American women non-fiction writers
20th-century American non-fiction writers
20th-century journalists