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César Moro
César Moro, born Alfredo Quíspez-Asín Mas in 1903 in Lima, was a Peruvian poet and artist known for his French-language surrealist poetry. He died in 1956 in Lima. Moro was the only Latin American poet featured in André Breton's surrealist journals and the first to join the surrealist group independently.
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César Moro, the pseudonym of Alfredo Quíspez-Asín Mas, was born on August 19, 1903, in Lima, Peru, where he also passed away on January 10, 1956. He was a Peruvian poet, artist, writer, and art figure. Most of his poetry was composed in French. During the 1920s and 1930s, Moro stood out as the only Latin American poet included in André Breton's surrealist journals. Additionally, he was the first Latin American artist to join the surrealist group on his own accord, without being invited by Breton. Moro's creative work connects him both with Peruvian culture and the surrealist movement.
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