Roque Antonio Dalton García was a Salvadoran poet, essayist, journalist, communist activist, and intellectual. He is considered one of Latin America's most compelling poets. He wrote emotionally strong, sometimes sarcastic, and image-loaded works dealing with life, death, love, and politics.
Roque Dalton (1969)
Roque Dalton was a Salvadoran poet, essayist, journalist, political activist, and intellectual. He is considered one of Latin America's most compelling poets.
Roque Dalton and Cuban Fayad Jamís, in the newsroom of the newspaper Hoy in 1962.
Roque shaking hands with combatants during the conference of the people.
People's Revolutionary Army (El Salvador)
The People's Revolutionary Army was one of five leftist guerrilla organizations that comprised the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN). Formed on October 10, 1980, the FMLN was one of the main participants in the Salvadoran Civil War (1979-1992).
ERP combatants 1990