Jorge Icaza Coronel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jorge Icaza Coronel

Ecuadorian writer

Date of Birth: 10-Jun-1906

Place of Birth: Quito, Pichincha Province, Ecuador

Date of Death: 26-May-1978

Profession: actor, writer, diplomat

Nationality: Ecuador

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Jorge Icaza Coronel (June 10, 1906 – May 26, 1978), commonly referred to as Jorge Icaza, was a writer from Ecuador, best known for his novel Huasipungo, which brought attention to the exploitation of Ecuador's indigenous people by Ecuadorian whites. He was born in Quito in 1906 and died of cancer in the same city in 1978.