Otto René Castillo

guatemala, poet, revolutionary, far, vamos patria a caminar

Born Mar 23, 1936

Zacapa, Guatemala

Passed Away Mar 23, 1967 Zacapa, Guatemala

Lifespan 31 years old

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"Let us walk, homeland, I will accompany you; I will descend into the abysses that you name."

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Revolutionary Guatemalan poet and guerrilla fighter, author of the iconic poem 'Vamos patria a caminar'.

Biographical Record

Otto René Castillo was a heroic Guatemalan poet and activist whose verse inspired generations of human rights defenders and social movements throughout Latin America.

Exiled to El Salvador and East Germany following the 1954 coup, Castillo studied literature and cinema before returning clandestinely to Guatemala in 1966 to join the Rebel Armed Forces (FAR).

Captured by military forces in March 1967, he was brutally tortured and burned alive at Zacapa military base, immortalized through his poem 'Apolitician Intellectuals' and 'Vamos patria a caminar'.

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Final Resting Place

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Zacapa Memorial Grounds
Zacapa, Guatemala

                         GPS: 14.9667, -89.5333                    

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