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José Watanabe (1946 – 2007) was aPeruvian poet who won a number of literary awards.
Watanabe was born inLaredo, a largesugar cane farm in northern Peru. His father was a Japanese immigrant, and his mother was a Peruvian ofAndean origin. In a very intimate way, Watanabe fused his two deep cultural backgrounds in brief but intense poetic work.
In 1970, Watanabe shared, withAntonio Cillóniz, first prize in the "Young Poet" contest organized by "Cuadernos trimestrales de Poesía". This award has also been bestowed upon poets such asJavier Heraud andCésar Calvo. He won the awardYoung Poet of Peru in 1971 with his first book,Album de Familia.
After a silence of almost two decades, he resumed publishing in 1989 withEl huso de la palabra. After that cameHistoria Natural (1994),Cosas del Cuerpo (1999) andHabitó entre Nosotros (2002). In 2000, he published inColombia an anthology entitledEl Guardián del Hielo and in 2004 he published in SpainElogio del Refrenamiento, a comprehensive anthology that won numerous accolades.
"He is one of the few living Peruvian authors that can be qualified as essential" wroteEsperanza López Parada inBabelia, the literary supplement ofEl País.[citation needed]
Watanabe was also involved in the film industry as a screenwriter, production designer and art director. He died in April 2007.
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