Eduardo Lizarlde Chavez was a Mexican poet, academic and Administrative. He was born on July 14, 1929, in Mexico City in Mexico. Lizalde was popularly known as “El Tigre” for repeating his themes about tigers in his works that stem from his childhood fondness of the stories Salgari and Kiping. Lizalde passed away in the early hours of today, May,25,2022.
Lizalde’s father was an engineer and taught him to read and write at an early age. This was when he was introduced to literature. He began to write and publish his first short poems at the age of 18 in the year 1948. His poems were first published in the magazine El Universal.
He managed to publish his first book of poems “La Mala Hora” when he was only 27 while he was studying Literature at the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
In 1955, Lizalde became a member of the Communist Party of Mexico but unfortunately, he was expelled in 1960 together with his friend Jose Revueltas.
Eduardo Lizalde’s Real Age
Lizalde was born in 1929 and died on May,25,2022. He was 93 years at the time of his death.
Lizalde Eduardo Career
Although Lizalde has written many poems and books he often expressed his dissatisfaction with his own works and called them “no sirve para nada” which means “it’s useless”. During his career, he served as the director of the Casa Del Lago at UNAM and has held many notable positions at the Secretariat of Public Education.
He was the director of the Jose Vasconcelos Library. He was also a co-host of Contrapunto, which is a weekday radio program from the Instituto Mexicano De La Radio.
Eduardo Lizalde Cause Of Death
There has not been any cause of death made public for the ‘Tiger’ poet .His death can be associated with the fact that he was old and might have been suffering from a few ailments. We are waiting for an official statement from his family if the cause of his death will be stated.
Eduardo Lizalde’s Wife
Lizalde was married to Hilda Rivero Lizalde as reports says.However, there is no information or pictures about his wife, Hilda.
Eduardo Lizalde’s Children
There is currently no information about Eduardo Lizalde’s children although there was a condolence and tribute message from the Mexican Ministry of Culture sent to Eduardo’s family when he died which included his children. The message read “We join the pain that overwhelms his wife Hilda, his children, his colleagues, and friends. Rest In peace”.
Eduardo Lizalde Net worth
The estimated net worth of Eduardo Lizalde is $3million in 2022 by the time of his death which is money he earned from selling his poems, books, and other services for his nation.
