José de la Cuadra

Podría considerarse a José de la Cuadra como el mejor exponente del realismo mágico del Ecuador y el primero de Latinoamérica, en especial por sus obras sobre la temática montubia, es decir la relativa a la vida del campesino costeño, muy distinta a la del indígena serrano. La mejor obra que expone ello es "Los Sangurimas", obra en la que relata la vida de una familia costeña, cuya existencia gira alrededor de su patriarca Nicasio Sangurima, hombre centenario, rodeado de misterio, del que se cuentan terribles y demoniacas leyendas, cada una más sangrienta que la anterior.

Son notables también muchos de sus cuentos, como Guasinton, la Tigra, Chichería, el Fin de la Teresita, etc. Resalta entre ellos la oda a la vida y captura del lagarto Guas

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