On Monday, 23 October, the renowned labor lawyer and poet, Lupo Hernández Rueda, died at his home in Santo Domingo. He was 87.
He is recognized for his numerous Dominican literary accomplishments – and in August 2017, the Ministry of Culture announced The International Book Fair of Santo Domingo in April 2018 is dedicated to him.
Hernández Rueda was born in 1930 and was a poet, essayist, lawyer and university professor with studies in labor law in Italy, Switzerland and Spain.
He taught labor law to generations of Dominicans. He had published text books on the subject. His poems collection, “Las noches” is considered a Dominican literature classic. He won the National Book Award for his “La metamorfosis de Makandal” and on five occasions was awarded the National Poetry Prize.
The wake took place at the Funeraria Blandino and he would be buried at the Cristo Redentor Cemetery.
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Diario Libre
24 October 2017
