Juan Antonio Corretjer was a poet, journalist, plus and activist. He is also an author and has written several books.
Juan Antonio Corretjer: Birth, Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education
Juan Antonio Corretjer, the great poet was born on 3rd March 1908 in Cialis, Puerto Rico. His ethnicity is Purto Rican.
He was the son of Diego Corretjer Hernández (father) and María Brígida Montes González (mother). They belonged to a politically active pro-independence family.
He had completed his primary and secondary education in his hometown. When he was small, he wrote his first poem “Canto a Cialis“.
Death
He passed away in San Juan, Puerto Rico on 19th January 1985. He was 76 years old.
Juan Antonio Corretjer: Professional Life, Career
In 1927, Juan Antonio Corretjer had moved to San Juan and worked as a journalist for the newspaper “La Democracia”. In 1932 and 1933, he had published his first two, books of poetry: “Agüeybaná” and “Ulises”.
Similarly, in 1935 he had traveled to Cuba. There he joined an anti-Batista group whose aim was to overthrow the U.S.-backed Cuban dictator.
Besides politics, he also used to write poems and essays. In 1932, he wrote poems like Agueybana, Agueybana in 1937, “El Leñero” in 1944, “Tierra Nativa” in 1951, as well as Yerba Bruja” in 1957.
Not only poems and essays he had also published some books, “Albizu Campos and the Ponce massacre” in 1965, Imagen De Borinquen, IV Yerba Bruja” in 1970, “El Cumplido” in 1979, and Los Dias de conta dos in 1984.
Net Worth, Salary
The estimated net worth of this poet was around $500 thousand as of 2022.
As per the reports, the average salary of a poet is around $33k per year.
Rumors and Controversy
Juan was removed from his local high school. As he has organized a strike to have it renamed for José de Diego. Then he was shifted to a school in the town of Vega Baja.
Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size
Juan Antonio Corretjer’s height and weight are unknown. His hair color is gray and his eye color is brown.
Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.
He is not active on any social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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