Career
Pérez Pimentel is the author of the Biographical Dictionary of Ecuador (), which consists of about 1,600 biographies of nationals and foreigners who have been an integral part of Ecuador. The (Eugenio Espejo Prize) is the most coveted prize of the nation of Ecuador. lieutenant is awarded every two years in the fields of literature, art, culture, science, and to public or private institutions for their work.
The list of 2005"s winners was entered into the Official Registry Nº 175 on December 28, 2005, and the actual ceremony took place in January 2006.
Usually the winners are announced by August 9, to commemorate National Culture Day (Día de la Cultura Nacional), and to celebrate the anniversary of the creation of the Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana (The House of Ecuadorian Culture). Foreign that year"s winners, the president Alfredo Palacio increased the monetary prize of the award from $2000 to $10,000.