Poet, Essayist. Popularly known in Nicaragua simply as PAC, Cuadra graduated from the Colegio Centroamérica in 1931. Having a natural talent and interest in writing, he became a leading co-founder of Nicaragua’s Vanguardia literary movement; focusing much of his work on the subject of Nicaragua’s cultural identity. In 1934 he published his first collection of poems entitled “Poemas nicaragüenses.” Other works that he published include collections of poetry such as “Por los caminos van los campesinos” (1957), “El jaguar y la luna” (1959), and “Cantos de Cifar y del mar dulce” (1979), and essays including "El nicaragüense" (1967) and “Aventura literaria del mestizaje” (1988). In 1954 he joined his cousin, journalist Pedro Joaquin Chamorro Cardenal, to become co-director of the newspaper La Prensa, remaining with the paper long after Chamorro’s assassination in 1978. In 1961 he also became editor of the journal “El pez y la serpiente.” In 1964 he was appointed Director of the Nicaraguan Academy of Language, a position he held until his death. He is a recipient of numerous honors including the Gabriela Mistral Inter-American Prize for Culture from the Organization of American States, the National Prize for Humanities from the government of Nicaragua, and the Rubén Darío Prize.
Poet, Essayist. Popularly known in Nicaragua simply as PAC, Cuadra graduated from the Colegio Centroamérica in 1931. Having a natural talent and interest in writing, he became a leading co-founder of Nicaragua’s Vanguardia literary movement; focusing much of his work on the subject of Nicaragua’s cultural identity. In 1934 he published his first collection of poems entitled “Poemas nicaragüenses.” Other works that he published include collections of poetry such as “Por los caminos van los campesinos” (1957), “El jaguar y la luna” (1959), and “Cantos de Cifar y del mar dulce” (1979), and essays including "El nicaragüense" (1967) and “Aventura literaria del mestizaje” (1988). In 1954 he joined his cousin, journalist Pedro Joaquin Chamorro Cardenal, to become co-director of the newspaper La Prensa, remaining with the paper long after Chamorro’s assassination in 1978. In 1961 he also became editor of the journal “El pez y la serpiente.” In 1964 he was appointed Director of the Nicaraguan Academy of Language, a position he held until his death. He is a recipient of numerous honors including the Gabriela Mistral Inter-American Prize for Culture from the Organization of American States, the National Prize for Humanities from the government of Nicaragua, and the Rubén Darío Prize.
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