List of Salvadorans
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El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
or of Salvadoran descent (also see Salvadoran American
Salvadoran American
Salvadorian Americans are citizens or residents of the United States of Salvadoran descent. As of 2010 there are 1.6 million Salvadoran Americans in the United States, the fourth-largest Hispanic community by nation of ancestry.They are also known as the nicknamed Salvi people in the USA,...
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- Noe CanjuraNoe CanjuraNoe Canjura was a Salvadoran painter and a prominent figure in 20th century modern art in France.- First steps :...
, painter - Augusto CrespinAugusto CrespinAugusto Crespin was born in El Salvador, in July 1956. Studied ink drawing and painting for about five years in the Academy of Valero Lecha from 1969 to 1973; engraving with Japanese master Futaba Ando in the Centro de Artes de El Salvador in 1975; further studies engraving with Japanese masters...
, painter - Fernando LlortFernando LlortFernando Llort Choussy is a Salvadoran artist of international recognition, called "El Salvador's National Artist" by the Foundation for Self-Sufficiency in Central America. He is known for teaching and inspiring the small town of La Palma, Chalatenango, how to make a living through art. His style...
, painter and sculptor - Mauricio Merino, Jr.Mauricio Merino, Jr.Mauricio Merino Jr is a Professional Actor and Model best known for his role as Simon Freedman on the soap opera Neighbours and re-curring role on HBO's mini series The Pacific.-Personal life:...
, actor born in Australia. Plays role of Simon Freedman in NeighboursNeighboursNeighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...
. - Consuelo de Saint-ExupéryConsuelo de Saint-ExupéryConsuelo de Saint Exupéry was a Salvadoran-French writer and artist, and wife of the famous writer and aviator Antoine de Saint Exupéry....
, painter, sculptor, and author, wife of Antoine de Saint Exupéry - Toño SalazarToño SalazarAntonio "Toño" Salazar was a Salvadoran caricaturist, illustrator and diplomat. Born in Santa Tecla, in 1920 he went to study in Mexico on an art scholarship then in 1922 traveled to France to join the throng of artists and writers from around the world who were living, working, and learning in...
, caricaturist - Pedro Palma, painter
- Claribel AlegríaClaribel AlegríaClara Isabel Alegría Vides is a Nicaraguan poet, essayist, novelist, and journalist who was a major voice in the literature of contemporary Central America. She writes under the pseudonym Claribel Alegría.-Early life:...
,writer - Manlio ArguetaManlio ArguetaManlio Argueta is a Salvadoran writer, critic, and novelist born in 1935. Although he considers himself first and foremost a poet, he is known in the English speaking world for his book One Day of Life.- Life :...
, novelist - Alfredo BetancourtAlfredo BetancourtAlvaro Alfredo Betancourt Blanco is a Salvadoran writer.-Life:After his primary education in his home town, when he was 14 years old Alfredo won a scholarship to study at the prestigious teacher training college, La Escuela Normal, San Salvador...
, educator, philosopher - Roque DaltonRoque DaltonRoque Dalton García was a Salvadoran poet and journalist. He is considered one of Latin America's most compelling poets...
, poetPoetA poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary... - Pedro Geoffroy RivasPedro Geoffroy RivasPedro Geoffroy Rivas was an anthropologist, poet, and linguist. His poetic work marked a landmark in Salvadoran poetic development...
, poet, scholar - Ana Sol GutiérrezAna Sol GutierrezAna Sol Gutierrez is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Maryland. She is currently serving in her second term in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Maryland's District 18 in Montgomery County...
, educator - Claudia LarsClaudia LarsClaudia Lars, born in Armenia, El Salvador on December 20, 1899 as Margarita del Carmen Brannon Vega, was a Salvadoran poet. She died in San Salvador in 1974...
, poet - Ignacio Martín-BaróIgnacio Martín-BaróIgnacio Martín-Baró, S.J. was a scholar, social psychologist, philosopher and Jesuit priest...
, Social psychologist and Jesuit priest - Alberto MasferrerAlberto MasferrerVicente Alberto Masferrer Mónico, known as Alberto Masferrer, was a Salvadoran essayist, fiction writer, and journalist, best known for the development of the philosophy of vitalismo. He was born in Alegría , Usulután on July 24, 1868...
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