Vicente García-Huidobro | |
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 Vicente Huidobro | |
| Born | Vicente García-Huidobro Fernández January 10, 1893 Santiago, Chile |
| Died | January 2, 1948 (aged 54) Cartagena, Chile |
| Resting place | Cartagena |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Language | Spanish |
| Nationality | Chilean |
| Education | Colegio San Ignacio |
| Alma mater | Universidad de Chile |
| Period | Twentieth Century |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Literary movement | Creacionismo |
| Notable works | Altazor |
| Notable awards | Municipality of Santiago Prize ("El poliedro y el mar"). 1963 Municipality of Santiago Prize ("Poesía entera"). 1988 |
| Spouse | Manuela Portales Bello (1912), Ximena Amunátegui, Raquel Señoret |
| Children | 5 |
| Relatives | María Luisa Fernández (mother) |
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Vicente García-Huidobro Fernández (Latin American Spanish: [biˈsente ɣwiˈðoβɾo]; January 10, 1893 – January 2, 1948) was a Chilean poet born to an aristocratic family. He promoted the avant-garde literary movement in Chile and was the creator and greatest exponent of the literary movement called Creacionismo ("Creationism").