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Gloria Fuertes
Biography
Gloria Fuertes was born in Madrid on June 20th 1917.
Her family was poor. Her father was a doorman and her mother was a seamstreess.
She as an only child. She went to a catholic school.
Her mother died in 1934, so she had to work in a factory.
While she worked in the factory she also wrote poems.
She studied literature.
She started a children´s magazine called “Maravillas”.
In 1947 she received the award for “Best songs lyrics”.
Later she received a grant and moved to the United States for two years.
She collaborated with different women´s magazines such as “Chicas”, “Postismos” and “Cervatana”.
In the 70´s she had a TV show and recited her poems. She became very popular and was considered the Poet of the children.
She died on November 26th, 1998 in Madrid. She was 81 years old.