Category: People
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The Population of Sucre, Bolivia
A census conducted by Bolivia’s official census bureau, the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), found that Sucre had a population of 259,388 in 2012. This consisted of 123,666 men and 135,722 woman, meaning that there are almost 10% more women in Sucre than men. In 2001, the city had a population of 193,876, made up of 92,404 […]
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Documentary on Octavio Paz
To celebrate 100 years since the birth of Octavio Paz, there will be a screening of a documentary about his life: “Octavio Paz a Fondo”. Octavio Paz was a Mexican-born writer, poet and diplomat. In 1990 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. He died in April 19, 1998 (aged 84) in the city of his birth, […]
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Jorge Ruiz
Pioneer of Bolivian and indigenous cinema, Jorge Ruiz was born in Sucre in 1924. He attended high school in La Paz, then went on to study at the School of Agronomy (the study of plants for food, fuel, fiber, and reclamation) in Casilda, Argentina, where his interest in cinematography was first peaked. There he began producing videos documenting […]
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Domingo Parada Farjat
Painter and sculptor Domingo Parada Farjat was born in Sucre in 1941. He is regarded as one of the most important figures and pioneers of Bolivian contemporary art. Domingo studied at the Plásticas Zacarias Benavides School of Arts, part of Sucre’s San Francisco Xavier University. There, in 1959, he received an Honorable Mention in a contest to design […]