Patricio Cueva Jaramillo
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Patricio Cueva Jaramillo (28 December 1928 - May 19, 2010) was a Latin America
n painter
and journalist
.
Cueva was born in Cuenca
. He was the second son
of Carlos Cueva Tamaríz
(1898–1991) and his wife Rosa Esther Jaramillo Montesinos. Cueva's family
was middle-class; nevertheless his father
was a distinguish
ed politician
and professor
at the University
of Cuenca
. His youngest brother, Juan Cueva Jaramillo, was also a politician
and diplomat.
He studied economics
and political science
in Paris
and Prague
in the late 40s and early 50s and later married and divorce
d the Ecuador
ian ballet
dancer Noralma Vera Arrata
. He worked in Cuba
as a journalist
at the Granma
where he met the young Gabriel García Marquez
.
As a painter
, the ecuador
ian landscape
was his most recurrent theme
. His latest exhibition
was in Quito
, in the cultural centre of the Alliance française
in July 2007.
Although a close friend of the painter Eduardo Kingman
and his brother Nicolas
, Cueva's work is not influenced by Kingman's famous Expressionist hands. They worked together at the Caspicara Gallery in Quito.
Latin America
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n painter
Painting
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and journalist
Journalist
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.
Cueva was born in Cuenca
Cuenca, Ecuador
Cuenca is the capital of the Azuay Province. It is located in the highlands of Ecuador at about 2500 m above sea level...
. He was the second son
Son
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of Carlos Cueva Tamaríz
Carlos Cueva Tamaríz
Carlos Cueva Tamariz was an Ecuadorian politician, lawyer and university professor.- Early life :Carlos Cueva was born on November 5, 1898 the first son of Agustín Cueva Muñoz and his wife Domitila Tamariz Larrea in Cuenca...
(1898–1991) and his wife Rosa Esther Jaramillo Montesinos. Cueva's family
Family
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was middle-class; nevertheless his father
Father
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was a distinguish
Distinguish
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ed politician
Politician
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and professor
Professor
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at the University
University
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of Cuenca
Cuenca, Ecuador
Cuenca is the capital of the Azuay Province. It is located in the highlands of Ecuador at about 2500 m above sea level...
. His youngest brother, Juan Cueva Jaramillo, was also a politician
Politician
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and diplomat.
He studied economics
Economics
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and political science
Political science
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in Paris
Paris
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and Prague
Prague
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in the late 40s and early 50s and later married and divorce
Divorce
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d the Ecuador
Ecuador
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ian ballet
Ballet
Ballet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with...
dancer Noralma Vera Arrata
Noralma Vera Arrata
Noralma Vera Arrata is a former Ecuadorian prima ballerina and choreographer.Vera Arrata was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador where she grew up as the only daughter among three sons of the distinguished politician and former Culture minister Alfredo Vera Vera and his wife, Baltita Arrata Macias.She...
. He worked in Cuba
Cuba
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as a journalist
Journalist
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at the Granma
Granma
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where he met the young Gabriel García Marquez
Gabriel García Márquez
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.
As a painter
Painting
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, the ecuador
Ecuador
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ian landscape
Landscape art
Landscape art is a term that covers the depiction of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, and especially art where the main subject is a wide view, with its elements arranged into a coherent composition. In other works landscape backgrounds for figures can still...
was his most recurrent theme
Theme (arts)
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. His latest exhibition
Exhibition
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was in Quito
Quito
San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...
, in the cultural centre of the Alliance française
Alliance française
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in July 2007.
Although a close friend of the painter Eduardo Kingman
Eduardo Kingman
Eduardo Kingman was one of Ecuador's greatest artists of the 20th century, among the art circles of other master artists such as Oswaldo Guayasamin and Camilo Egas.-Background:...
and his brother Nicolas
Nicolas
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, Cueva's work is not influenced by Kingman's famous Expressionist hands. They worked together at the Caspicara Gallery in Quito.