Washington Benavides
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Writing career
Benavides was born in Tacuarembó, Uruguay. During the 1950s, Benavides contributed to the magazine Asir. In 1955, he published his first book Script error: No such module "Lang"., a satire of various personalities in his native city. After that he devoted himself heavily to poetry, eventually earning himself a place among the most important Uruguayan poets of his generation. During the dictatorship of Juan María Bordaberry, he promoted the revolutionary possibilities of popular music.
Benavides taught literature at the secondary level. He later joined the Faculty of Humanities and Educational Sciences in the Department of Modern and Contemporary Letters of the University of the Republic, Uruguay. He also worked in radio broadcasting. His poems have been set to music by Daniel Viglietti, Alfredo Zitarrosa, Héctor Numa Moraes, and Eduardo Darnauchans,[1] such as in the songs "Script error: No such module "Lang".", Bismark Vega "Script error: No such module "Lang".",Script error: No such module "Unsubst". "Script error: No such module "Lang".", "Script error: No such module "Lang".", "Script error: No such module "Lang".", and "Script error: No such module "Lang".".
Washington died in Montevideo, Uruguay on 24 September 2017 at the age of 87.
Works
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External links
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- Songs and milongas by Washington Benavides Template:In lang
- El frasco azul y otros frascos. Ediciones Abrelabios Template:In lang
- Washington Benavides recorded at the Library of Congress for the Hispanic Division's audio literary archive on June 16, 1977
- Contemporary Uruguayan Poetry: A Bilingual Anthology by Ronald Haladyna includes several poems by Benavides followed by English translations.
References
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