Valderrama Fernández, Ricardo
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- Condori Mamani, G. --De nosotros, los Runas, 1983:t.p. (Ricardo Valderrama Fernández)
- His Del Tata Mallku a la Mama Pacha, 1988:t.p. (Ricardo Valderrama)
- The New York Times, Ricardo Valderrama, noted anthropologist and mayor in Peru, dies at 75, September 17, 2020, updated September 21, 2020, viewed online (and a version published in paper version) September 22, 2020(Ricardo Valderrama spent four decades studying Indigenous life in the Peruvian Andes; his first book, Gregorio Condori Mamani : an autobiography (1977), written, like nearly all his work, with his wife, anthropologist Carmen Escalante, became an instant classic of Andean literature; he and his wife helped shift the field's focus from Indigenous people as a means of understanding the rise of Incan civilization, to considering them on their own terms in the present, as people struggling; he also experimented in film and photography; in 2006 he ran for the [Cusco] City Council to promote culture and the arts; he died on August 30 at a hospital in Cusco, age 75, of Covid-19; he had been in office as mayor of Cusco only since December, and had spent most of his time in office leading the province's response to the new coronavirus; born on April 3, 1945 in the Cusco region; his parents were both Indigenous Quechua speakers; he learned Quechua from his grandmother, spoke it better than his 8 siblings; bachelor's degree 1976, National University of St. Anthony the Abbot in Cusco; became a professor there in 1990)
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Ricardo Valderrama Fernández (3 April 1945 – 30 August 2020) was a Peruvian anthropologist, scholar, and politician. Valderrama spent more than 40 years studying the lives of the Indigenous peoples of the Andes region surrounding Cusco. In 1977, he released his first book, "Gregorio Condori Mamani: An Autobiography", co-authored with his wife, anthropologist Carmen Escalante. Their book, which has been translated into seven languages, is considered a landmark in the field of Peruvian anthropology, as it focused on modern-day individuals within the lower classes of society. Valderrama became Mayor of Cusco Province in December 2019, following the resignation of his predecessor, Víctor Boluarte Medina. Valderrama oversaw the provincial response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Cusco Province during the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru, which includes the city of Cusco, until his death in office from the virus in August 2020.
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