Horacio Hidrovo Velásquez

Horacio Hidrovo Velásquez
Born	May 20, 1902 Santa Ana, Ecuador
Died	April 19, 1962 (1962-04-20) (aged 59) Portoviejo, Ecuador
Occupation	Writer
Spouse	Lila Peñaherrera Encalada
Children	Horacio Hidrovo Peñaherrera (1931-2012), Orfilia Velásquez Castro

Horacio Hidrovo Velásquez (May 20, 1902, in Santa Ana – April 19, 1962, in Portoviejo) was an Ecuadorian poet, novelist, and short story writer.

In 1957 he was the President of the House of Ecuadorian Culture, Manabi branch.[1]

He was the father of the Ecuadorian poet Horacio Hidrovo Peñaherrera (1931-2012).

In 1961 the Ecuadorian government honored him with the Educational Merit Award.

His best known novel is Un Hombre y un Río (A Man and A River) (1957).

In 1975 his son Horacio published a collection of his poems under the title "Canción de las Voces Infinitas" (Song of the Infinite Voices), but it was not a complete collection because a great number of Hidrovo Velásquez's poems were printed in numerous magazines that are difficult to find today.[2]

Works

• “Libro Prematuro” (1920)
• “Cause"
• “Jinetes en la Noche” (1948)
• “Dimensión del Dolor” (1951)
• “Pecado de Agua Clara”
• “Un Hombre y un Río” (1957)
• "La mujer que nació así" (1927)

References

1. "Enciclopedia del Ecuador - HIDROVO VELASQUEZ, Horacio". Archived from the original on 2014-07-25. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
2. "Complete Spanish biography of Horacio Hidrovo Velásquez by Rodolfo Pérez Pimentel". Archived from the original on 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2013-10-30.