Rosario Ferré

Writer, Author

1938 –

90

Who is Rosario Ferré?

Rosario Ferré is a Puerto Rican writer, poet, and essayist. Her father, Luis A. Ferré, was the third elected Governor of Puerto Rico and the founding father of the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico. When her mother, Lorenza Ramírez de Arellano, died in 1970 during her father's term as Governor, Rosario fulfilled the duties of First Lady until 1972.

She was the recipient of the "Liberatur Prix" award from the Frankfurt Book Fair for "Kristallzucker", the German translation of "Maldito Amor".

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Born
Sep 28, 1938
Ponce
Also known as
  • Rosario Ferre
  • Rosario Ferré
Parents
Spouses
Ethnicity
  • Puerto Rican people
Nationality
  • Puerto Rico
Profession
Education
  • PhD, University of Maryland, College Park
    Latin American literature
  • Dana Hall School
    (1951 - )
  • Bachelor of Arts, Manhattanville College
    French
  • English Language
Lived in
  • Ponce

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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