Fredy Roncalla | |
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Born | Fredy Amílcar Roncalla Fernández 1953 (age 70–71) Chalhuanca, Apurímac, Peru |
Occupation | poet, artist |
Language | Quechua, Spanish |
Nationality | Peruvian |
Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Peru |
Genre | poetry |
Fredy Amílcar Roncalla Fernández (born 1953) is a Quechua-language writer and artist.
Roncalla studied at Pontifical Catholic University of Peru in Lima, and then migrated to the United States to work at Cornell University. [1] While at Cornell, Roncalla's voice was included in NASA's Voyager Golden Record, a project chaired by professor Carl Sagan. [2] He currently lives and writes in the New York metropolitan area where he also has established his artisan work. [3]
Additionally, Roncalla is an executive council member of Chirapaq, Indigenous-lead organization in Peru. [4]