Alcira Cardona Torrico

Alcira Cardona Torrico (23 January 1926 in Oruro – 23 May 2003) was a Bolivian writer and poet. She belonged to group "Gesta bárbara",[1] which was originally founded in La Paz in 1944 with members such as Óscar Alfaro, Julio de la Vega and Armando Alba Zambrana, among others.

Alcira Cardona Torrico
Born(1926-01-23)23 January 1926
Oruro, Bolivia
Died23 May 2003(2003-05-23) (aged 77)
Occupation
  • Writer
  • poet

The poetic works of Cardona are characterized by their social content, particularly that associated with the Andes and mining. Among her most outstanding and well-known poems are "Carcajada de Estaño" and the autobiographical poem "Apóstrofe". Her work "Loa a la ciudad de Oruro" won a poetry contest in Oruro in 1944.[2]

References
  1. "Poesía Boliviana Contemporánea, Francisco Azuela" (in Spanish). Pagina Digital. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  2. "La orureña Alcira Cardona Torrico y el movimiento cultural de Bolivia" (in Spanish). La Patria. Retrieved 19 September 2017.


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