Gladys Castelvecchi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gladys Castelvecchi

Uruguayan writer

Date of Birth: 26-Nov-1922

Place of Birth: Rocha, Rocha Department, Uruguay

Date of Death: 28-May-2008

Profession: writer, teacher, poet

Nationality: Uruguay

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Gladys Castelvecchi (November 26, 1922 in Rocha, Uruguay – May 28, 2008 in Montevideo) was an Uruguayan poet and literature professor.
A member of the Generación del 45. She moved to Flores after marrying writer, Mario Arregui.
Later on she returned to Montevideo where she taught at public high schools.
During the Uruguayan dictatorship period she was stripped of her teaching degree and imprisoned. She published several poems and articles that were published in weekly Uruguayan magazines.