David Sánchez Juliao (November 24, 1945 – February 9, 2011) was a Colombian author, journalist, storyteller and diplomat. Sánchez Juliao was born in Lorica. He was the Colombian ambassador to India during the

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administration and ambassador to

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during the

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administration. Among his most important works are: ''El pachanga'', ''El flecha'', ''El flecha II el retorno'' (2006), ''Abraham al humor'', ''Fosforito'', ''Historias de Racamandaca'' y ''Dulce Veneno Moreno''. Sanchez Juliao's works have been translated into 15 languages and received a number of literary prizes.Homenaje a David Sánchez Juliao
'' El Universal'' Sánchez Juliao's works provide an outline of the culture of Colombia's North Coast, and the

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region specifically. Sanchez Juliao died in

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on February 9, 2011, at the age of 65.

Published works

* ''¿Porqué me llevas al hospital en canoa, papá?'' (1973) * ''Historias de Racamandaca'' (1974) * ''El arca de Noé'' (1976) * ''Cachaco, palomo y gato'' (1977) * ''El Flecha'' * ''Pero sigo siendo el rey'' (1983) * ''Mi sangre aunque plebeya'' (1986) * ''Buenos días, América'' (1988) * ''El país más hermoso del mundo'' (desconocido) * ''Dulce Veneno Moreno'' * ''Fosforito'' * ''La cucarachita Martínez''

References

External links

OfficIal website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sanchez Juliao, David 1945 births 2011 deaths Colombian male writers Colombian journalists Colombian male journalists Ambassadors of Colombia to Egypt Ambassadors of Colombia to India