María del Carmen Aquino
María del Carmen Aquino Rotundo (born March 30, 1942 in Paysandú , Uruguay ) is a Uruguayan writer and journalist .
The accountant Aquino, who lives in Paysandú, is a mother of two and the grandmother of one grandchild. She founded SOS Paysandú , an organization that deals with domestic violence against women and children. She is also co-founder of the Mesa Intersectorial de Cooperativa de Paysandú (MIC). Aquino, who worked temporarily as a journalist for the radio, worked on various book publications. Her first own volume of poetry was published in 2000 under the title Canción lejena .
Publications (excerpt)
- 1994: Taller Literario de Paysandú , as co-author
- 1995: La chimenea roja , as co-author
- 1997: A las siete PM , as co-author
- 1998: Versos con sueño , as co-author
- 2000: Canción lejena
Awards
- 1986: Winner of the poetry competition of the daily newspaper El Telégrafo
literature
- Nuevo Diccionario de la Cultura Uruguaya by Miguel Ángel Campodónico , Librería Linardi y Risso, 2003, p. 27
Web links
- Brief presentation with picture ( Memento from June 26, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (Spanish), accessed on May 6, 2015
- Biography (Spanish), accessed April 27, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Aquino, María del Carmen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Aquino Rotundo, María del Carmen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Uruguayan writer and journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 30, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paysandú , Uruguay |