Hugo Correa
Hugo Correa (May 24, 1926 – March 23, 2008) was a Chilean journalist and science fiction writer, and is widely credited with launching modern science fiction in Latin America. A couple of his stories appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction.
Life and career
Correa was born in the southern Chilean province of Talca. His writing career began in journalism, and from there branched out to include criticism, drama, and prose fiction. Although he has written realist works, he primarily works in science fiction, a genre he first became interested in after reading the works of Ray Bradbury, Clifford D. Simak, and Theodore Sturgeon. Correa has the distinction of being one of the first Latin American science fiction writers to be published in the United States. His story “The Last Element” was published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in 1962 after receiving the support of Ray Bradbury. His story “Alter Ego” was also published in the same magazine in 1967, and it was later picked up by other publications. At that time, being published in the United States was the greatest sign of success for Latin American science fiction writers, and so his publications became very inspiring to his contemporary writers in the region.[1]
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