Background
Carmen Acevedo Vega was born in Guayaquil on July 16, 1913. Her father was José L. Acevedo Quiroz, a writer and poet from Quito. Her mother was Obdulia Vega Andrade, from Cuenca.
Carmen Acevedo Vega was born in Guayaquil on July 16, 1913. Her father was José L. Acevedo Quiroz, a writer and poet from Quito. Her mother was Obdulia Vega Andrade, from Cuenca.
They had a son named Luis Galo Idrovo Acevedo. When she was 16 a few of her poems were published in the magazines "Ideal" and "Peru"
House of Ecuadorian Culture
Association of Journalists of Guayas
Association of Journalists of Guayaquil
National Confederation of Journalists of Ecuador
Ecuadorian Cultural Center of Quito
Union of American Women
National Union of Ecuadorian Women.
In 1952 she received the "Ondas Azuayas" radio station"s Poetry Recital Contest Prize. In 1973 the Municipality of Guayaquil awarded her the "Medal for Literary Merit" in recognition of her cultural and educational work. In 1976 the program Antena Pedagógica named her "Teacher of the Year". In 1996 she was awarded the First Class Cultural Merit Award, issued by the Ministry of Education and Culture of Ecuador.
Carmen Acevedo Vega was a member of many institutions, including:
House of Ecuadorian Culture
Association of Journalists of Guayas
Association of Journalists of Guayaquil
National Confederation of Journalists of Ecuador
Ecuadorian Cultural Center of Quito
Union of American Women
National Union of Ecuadorian Women.