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In February 2009 Andreo Lorenzo Rubio received a heartfelt tribute in the neighboring town of Aguilas with three other writers who, like him, won the prominent literary award bearing the name of the coastal city in the late 60s.
Andreo Lorenzo was the first to win the Eagle Award in 1968 for his work The valley of Caracas and the referenced tribute again recalled the importance of this prolific writer who never stopped writing stories matter in his words served as refuge.
The award won by Lorenzo alhameño Andreo filled pages of national and American newspapers because the theme of the text.
The valley of Caracas, a novel that can be found in the library of Alhama de Murcia as well as other publications, tells the story of the emigrant by a gifted story of quirky humor of its author.
Lorenzo Rubio Andreo (Alhama de Murcia, 1926-2015) retired pharmacist and compulsive writer has to his credit several publications: "Hugs Octopus", "The Emigrant overseas", "Carretera de Aragón" (Special Mention at the Gabriel Award He looked), "Beyond the Ocean" (finalist for the Planeta Prize in 1967), "The valley of Caracas" (Eagle Award, 1968), "Nearly eight hundred alhameños nicknames" (1997) and "compiled Collection" (2005), publication consists of a series of articles published in media.
Peculiar man if ever there was, until the last days of his life has been characterized by a peculiar humor that he himself defined in Entrelineas Magazine as follows: "Life is such a serious thing many times you have to take it as a joke, to make us less damage, since humor lessens the pain. "
The last decades of the life of Lorenzo Andreo have passed the residence of the third age Virgen del Rosario.
Until his health allowed has been coming daily to the Municipal Library which was dedicated to storytelling in his old typewriter.
I miss and force, and barely able to give sufficient steps to take him out of his room, still writing hand.
He stopped writing when he was already impossible and after having fired through literature, their loved ones.
Rest in peace this man who was recognized for his people with a street naming him Pregonero of the festivities.
The funeral will take place this evening at 19.30 in the church of La Concepción.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Alhama de Murcia
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