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RUBÉN DARÍO

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•Modernismo
•De Nicaragua
•Poems are full of color and music

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GABRIEL GARCÍA MÁRQUEZ

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•Cien años de soledad
•De Colombia
•Realismo mágico
•Boom latinoamericano

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MARIO VARGAS LLOSA

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•De Peru
•Parte del Boom latinoamericano
•Winner of Nobel Prize
•Realism

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CARLOS FUENTES

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•De Mexico
•Parte del Boom latinoamericano

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CARLOS FUENTES

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•De Mexico
•Parte del Boom latinoamericano

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JULIO CORTÁZAR

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•De Argentina
•Part del Boom latinoamericano

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Boom

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•group of Latin American writers who started writing between 1960 and 1970
•Cortázar, Vargas Llosa, Fuentes, y García Márquez

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JUAN RULFO

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•De Mexico
•Wrote novels and short stories
•Known as one of the creators of magic realism
•Pedro Páramo

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PABLO NERUDA

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•De Chile
•Poet
• 20th Century

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JORGE LUIS BORGES

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•De Argentina
•Poet, Essayist, and Story Writer
•Leader of ultraísmo

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FRIDA KAHLO

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•De Mexico
•Painter
•Self Portraits
•Influenced by surrealism

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JOSÉ MARTI

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•De Cuba
•Main themes were about freedom and liberalism
•19th Century

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ROMANTICISMO

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•19th Century
•Idealism, freedom, and passionate love

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REALISMO

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•19th Century
•Realistic depiction of society

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ISABEL ALLENDE

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•De Peru
•Moved to Chile at a young age considers herself Chilean
•Magic Realism
•Influence by García Marquez

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OCTAVIO PAZ

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•De Mexico
•20th Century
•Poet and Essayist
•Surrealism and Existentialism

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DIEGO RIVERA

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•De Mexico
•Painter
•Married to Frida Kahlo
•Influenced by Italian Renaissance and the Russian communist movement

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MODERNISMO

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•late 19th Century to early 20th century
•Dario was the representative
•Characterized by careful and sensual language with brilliant metaphors.
•Placed their works in exotic refined environments

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SALVADOR DALI

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•De España
•Surrealism and Cubism
20th Century

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SOR JUSNA INÉS DE LA CRUZ

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•De Mexico
•Themes: love, philosophy, gender, religion, beauty and more
•Nun
Famous work: Respuesta a Sor Filotea de la Cruz

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POPUL VUH

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•Anonymous Native American author
•Important source about the Mayan of the Pre-Colombian period

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SIGLO DE ORO

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•1500s-1600s
•Spanish art, literature, and music

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GARCILASO DE LA VEGA

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•De España
•16th Century
•Poet
•Themes: love and the meaning of life

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MIGUEL DE CERVANTES SAAVEDRA

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•De España
•Born in 1500s, died 1600’s
•Wrote Don Quijote de la Mancha

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DIEGO VELÁSQUEZ

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•De España
•17th Century
•Painted “Las meninas”

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FRANCISCO GOYA

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•De España
•Painter
•Famous painting “Saturno devorando a su hijo”

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PABLO PICASSO

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•De España
•Painter
•One of the people that defined Cubism

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