Enrique Laguerre

Enrique Laguerre
BornEnrique Arturo Laguerre Vélez
July 15, 1905
Aceitunas, Moca, Puerto Rico
DiedJune 16, 2005(2005-06-16) (aged 99)
Carolina, Puerto Rico
Pen nameTristan Ronda; Luis Urayoan; Motial; Alberto Prado
Occupation
  • Writer
  • poet
  • critic
  • teacher
NationalityPuerto Rican
Genrenovels, plays, columns
Notable works"La Llamarada"
SpouseLuz V. Romero Garcia

Enrique Arturo Laguerre Vélez (July 15, 1905 – June 16, 2005) was a teacher, novelist, playwright, critic, and newspaper columnist from Moca, Puerto Rico. He is the author of the 1935 novel La Llamarada (lit.'The blaze'), which has been for many years obligatory reading in many literature courses in Puerto Rico.