Magón National Prize for Culture
The Magón National Prize for Culture (Premio Nacional de Cultura Magón) is a prestigious award given by the government of Costa Rica, through its Ministry of Youth, Culture, and Sport, to a Costa Rican citizen in recognition of their life's work in the cultural field. It was created in 1961 by Law 2901 and amended in 1993 by Law 7345.
It is considered the highest honour that can be given to a Costa Rican artist or intellectual. The prize's name is in homage to writer Manuel González Zeledón (1864–1936), who wrote under the nom-de-plume "Magón". It has been awarded annually since 1962.
Magón Prize Winners
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Virginia Pérez-Ratton[1] |
| 2008 | Rafael Ángel García |
| 2007 | María Eugenia Dengo |
| 2006 | Laureano Albán Rivas |
| 2005 | Eugenio Rodríguez Vega |
| 2004 | Carlos Aguilar Piedra |
| 2003 | Hilda Chen Apuy Espinoza |
| 2002 | Rafael Fernández Piedra |
| 2001 | María Eugenia Bozzoli Vargas |
| 2000 | Benjamín Gutiérrez Sánez |
| 1999 | Alfonso Chase Brenes |
| 1998 | Daniel Gallegos Troyo |
| 1997 | Jorge Charpantier García |
| 1996 | Julieta Pinto González |
| 1995 | Lola Fernández Caballero |
| 1994 | Carlos Enrique Vargas Méndez |
| 1993 | Carlos Meléndez Chaverrí |
| 1992 | Néstor Zeledón Guzmán |
| 1991 | Arnoldo Herrera González |
| 1990 | Dinorah Bolandi Jiménez |
| 1989 | Fernando Centeno Güel |
| 1988 | Guido Sáenz González |
| 1987 | Luis Ferrero Acosta |
| 1986 | Carmen Naranjo Coto |
| 1985 | Alfredo Cardona Peña |
| 1984 | Arturo Agüero Chávez |
| 1983 | José Basileo Acuña Zeledón |
| 1982 | Juan Manuel Sánchez Barrantes |
| 1981 | Manuel de la Cruz González Luján |
| 1980 | Isaac Felipe Azofeifa Bolaños |
| 1979 | Rafael Obregón Loría |
| 1978 | Lilia Ramos Valverde |
| 1977 | Rafael Lucas Rodríguez Caballero |
| 1976 | Alberto Cañas Escalante |
| 1975 | Joaquín Gutiérrez Mangel |
| 1974 | Teodorico Quirós Alvarado |
| 1973 | Francisco Zúñiga Chavarría |
| 1972 | León Pacheco Solano |
| 1971 | Juan Rafael Chacón Solares |
| 1970 | Francisco Amiguetti Ruiz |
| 1969 | Luis Felipe González Flores |
| 1968 | Fabián Dobles Rodríguez |
| 1967 | José Marín Cañas |
| 1966 | Carlos Luis Sáenz Elizondo |
| 1965 | Carlos Luis Fallas Hernán Peralta Quirós |
| 1964 | Carlos Salazar Herrera |
| 1963 | Julián Marchena Valleriestra |
| 1962 | Moisés Vincenzi Pacheco |
References
- ↑ "VIRGINIA PEREZ-RATTON 1950-2010". Centre for the Aesthetic Revolution. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2014.