Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz
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Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz (13 March 1931 – 17 July 1980) was a noted writer, dramatist, journalist, social commentator, university professor, and socialist political leader from Bolivia. In 1964 Marcelo won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction for his novel Los Deshabitados.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Quiroga and the second or maternal family name is Santa Cruz.
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Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz | |
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Born | (1931-03-13)13 March 1931 Cochabamba, Bolivia |
Died | 17 July 1980(1980-07-17) (aged 49) La Paz, Bolivia |
Alma mater | University of Chile |
Occupation(s) | Writer, journalist, politician |
Political party | Socialist Party Socialist Party-1 |
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