Eduardo Galeano - Eduardo Galeano is the author of the Memory of Fire Trilogy, Open Veins of Latin America, Soccer in Sun and Shadow, and many other works. Born in Montevideo, in 1940, Galeano lived in exile in Argentina and Spain for many years before returning to Uruguay.
His work has inspired popular and classical music composers from all over the world. He was the recipient of the first Lannan Prize for Cultural Freedom. He has just been awarded "The Outstanding Citizen of the South," a new prize awarded by the Common Market of the South.
In this history of human adventure, one of Latin America's most distinguished writers illuminates movements of ideas and society across centuries by recalling the lives of artists, writers, gods and visionaries-- from the Garden of Eden to 21st-century New York.
Eduardo Galeano has simply ignited my heart. Much gratitude to fora.tv for sharing this video to all those who have stumbled upon such a powerful being who reminds each and everyone of us as being a part of this beautiful life and its many histories.
Galeano is a Negacionist and a defender of dictators like Castro and Chávez. His edulcorated speeches are nothing but cheap propaganda and filofascism in the form of the defense of Statist Obesity. It is really sad to see people fall into his victimism ideology that has Latin America submerged into poverty.