List of Famous people born in Popayán, Colombia

Guillermo Valencia Castillo

First Name Guillermo

Last Name Castillo

Born on October 10, 1873

Died on July 8, 1943 (aged 69)

Born in Colombia, Cauca Department

Guillermo Valencia Castillo was a Colombian poet, translator, and politician. Valencia was a pioneer of Modernism in Colombia and a member of the Colombian Conservative Party. He was the father of five children, including Guillermo León Valencia (1909–1971), Colombian president during 1962–1966, and Josefina Valencia Muñoz, Governor of Cauca.

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Manolo Cardona

Manuel Julián Cardona Molano

First Name Manolo

Born on April 25, 1977 (age 48)

Born in Colombia, Cauca Department

Actor

Manolo Cardona is a Colombian actor.

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Édgar Negret

Edgar Negret Dueñas

First Name Édgar

Last Name Negret

Born on October 11, 1920

Died on October 11, 2012 (aged 92)

Born in Colombia, Cauca Department

Édgar Negret was a Colombian abstract sculptor.

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Guillermo León Valencia

First Name Guillermo

Last Name Valencia

Born on April 27, 1909

Died on November 4, 1971 (aged 62)

Born in Colombia, Cauca Department

Guillermo León Valencia Muñoz was a Colombian politician, lawyer and diplomat who served as the 21st President of Colombia from 1962 to 1966.

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Josefina Valencia Muñoz

First Name Josefina

Born on September 22, 1913

Died on October 4, 1991 (aged 78)

Born in Colombia, Cauca Department

Josefina Valencia Muñoz was a Colombian politician, and the first woman to be appointed governor of a Colombian department as Governor of Cauca, and the first woman to be appointed to a cabinet-level position as the 46th Minister of National Education of Colombia.

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