Rosario Ferré
| Rosario Ferré | |
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| First Lady of Puerto Rico | |
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In office 1970–1972 |
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| Governor | Luis A. Ferré |
| Preceded by | Lorenza Ramírez de Arellano |
| Succeeded by | Lila Mayoral |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Rosario Ferré y Ramírez de Arellano September 28, 1938 Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Died | February 18, 2016 (aged 77) San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| Spouse(s) | Benigno Trigo González José Aguilar Mora Agustín Costa Quintano |
| Children | Rosario Lorenza Benigno Luis Alfredo |
| Parents |
Luis A. Ferré Lorenza Ramírez de Arellano |
| Rosario Ferré | |
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| Born | Rosario Ferré y Ramírez de Arellano September 28, 1938 Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Died | February 18, 2016 (aged 77) |
| Occupation | Writer and academic |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| Notable awards | Ateneo Puertorriqueño; LiBeratur Preis (Germany) |
| Spouse | Benigno Trigo González José Aguilar Mora Agustín Costa Quintano |
| Children | Rosario Lorenza; Benigno; Luis Alfredo |
| Relatives |
Luis A. Ferré (father) Isolina Ferre (aunt) Olga Nolla (cousin) |
| Website | |
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Rosario Ferré Ramírez de Arellano (September 28, 1938 – February 18, 2016) was a Puerto Rican writer, poet, and essayist. Her father, Luis A. Ferré, was the third elected Governor of Puerto Rico and the founding father of the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico. When her mother, Lorenza Ramírez de Arellano, died in 1970 during her father's term as governor, Rosario fulfilled the duties of First Lady until 1972.
She was the recipient of the "Liberatur Prix" award from the Frankfurt Book Fair for "Kristallzucker", the German translation of "Maldito Amor".
Rosario Ferré (birth name: Rosario Ferré Ramírez de Arellano) was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, into one of Puerto Rico's wealthiest families. Her parents were the former First Family of Puerto Rico Luis A. Ferré (Governor) and Lorenza Ramírez de Arellano She is the niece of the late Sor Isolina Ferré, recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Ferré received her primary education at Ponce, Puerto Rico. In 1951, she was sent to Wellesley, Massachusetts and attended Dana Hall School.
Ferré began writing professionally at age 14, publishing articles in Puerto Rico's El Nuevo Día newspaper. In her youth, Ferré was an advocate of independence, despite the fact that her father was pro-statehood (and, later, she too became an advocate of statehood.) Upon graduating from high school she went to the United States where she gained her Bachelor of Arts degree in English and French from Manhattanville College. She is a member of Mu Alpha Phi sorority.
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