José Franco (24 March 1931 – 9 May 2022) was a

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poet and diplomat.

Life and career

Jośe Franco was born on 24 March 1931 in Calobre, a city in the province of

Veraguas Veraguas () is a province of Panama, located in the centre-west of the country. The capital is the city of Santiago de Veraguas. It is the only Panamanian province to border both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It covers an area of 10,587.6&n ...

of Panama. He served as Ambassador to Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. Franco died on 9 May 2022, at the age of 91.

Literary works

*Smilla en Flor, 3 editions (1973–1985) *La Sangre Derramada (1984) *Una Cruz Verde en el Camino (1979) *Coplas y Fábulas a Pelusa (199) *Redobles al Amanecer (1977) *Horas Testimoniales (1976) *Poemas a mi Patria (1975) *Patria Sagrada (1974) *Dormir con los Muertos (1974) *Cantares a la Revolución (1972) *Proyecto de la Constitución Política de la República de Panamá (1972) *Patria de Dolor y Llanto (1961) *Panamá Defendida, 20 editions (1958–1989) *Sollozos Anónimos (1955) *El Panteón de los Callejones (1990) *Las Luciérnagas de la Muerte (1992)

Awards

*1985 - The National Award for Journalism (Seccion Columna) *1984 - The National Award for Journalism (for an Editorial) *1979 - The Ricardo Miró National Poetry Award for "Una Cruz Verde en el Camino" *1976 - The Ricardo Miró National Theater Award for "Redobles al Amanecer" *1975 - The Ricardo Miró national Poetry Award for "Horas Testimoniales" *1964 - The National Poetry Award (Honorable Mention) for "Panamá Defendida" *1965 - The National Literary Award for "Décimas a mi Patria" *1956 - The Bellas Artes Award of the Ministry of Education for "Sollozos Anónimos" *1947 - The Student Federation of Panama Award

References

Franco, José. "Las Luciernagas de la Muerte." Editorial Universitaria, Panama: 1995. . 1931 births 2022 deaths Panamanian poets Panamanian male writers Male poets Panamanian journalists Male journalists Panamanian novelists Male novelists 20th-century Panamanian lawyers Ambassadors of Panama to Argentina Ambassadors of Panama to Uruguay Ambassadors of Panama to Paraguay People from Calobre District {{Panama-writer-stub