Fredy Roncalla
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Born
1953 (age 71–72)
Fredy Amílcar Roncalla Fernández
1953 (age 71–72)
Chalhuanca, Apurímac, Peru
Occupationpoet, artisan
LanguageQuechua, Spanish
Fredy Roncalla | |
|---|---|
| Born | Fredy Amílcar Roncalla Fernández 1953 (age 71–72) Chalhuanca, Apurímac, Peru |
| Occupation | poet, artisan |
| Language | Quechua, Spanish |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Peru |
| Genre | poetry |
Fredy Amílcar Roncalla Fernández (born 1953) is a Peruvian-born Quechua-language writer and artisan.
Roncalla studied at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru in Lima, and then migrated[when?] to the United States to work at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.[1] While at Cornell, Roncalla's voice was included in NASA's Voyager Golden Record, a time-capsule project chaired by professor and scientist Carl Sagan.[2]
He lives and writes in the New York metropolitan area where he also has established his artisan[clarification needed] work.[3]
Additionally, Roncalla is an executive council member of Chirapaq, Indigenous-lead organization in Peru.[4]
