Vicente Huidobro

Vicente Huidobro
Huidobro in the early 20th century
Born
Vicente García-Huidobro Fernández

(1893-01-10)10 January 1893
Died2 January 1948(1948-01-02) (aged 54)
Cartagena, Chile
Resting placeCasa Museo Vicente Huidobro
EducationUniversity of Chile
Occupations
Spouse(s)
Manuela Portales Bello
(m. 1912)

Ximena Amunátegui
Raquel Señoret
Children5
MotherMaría Luisa Fernández
Writing career
Pen nameVicente Huidobro
LanguageSpanish
GenrePoetry
Literary movementCreationism
Notable worksAltazor, 1931
Signature

Vicente García-Huidobro Fernández (Latin American Spanish: [biˈsente ɣwiˈðoβɾo]; January 10, 1893 – January 2, 1948), known by the pseudonym Vicente Huidobro, was a Chilean poet, writer, editor and literary critic. A proponent of the avant-garde, Huidobro was the founder of Creationism (Spanish: creacionismo) and is considered one of the four greats of Chilean poetry.