Pura Belpré
✓ Source-basedrisingPuerto Rican writer, puppeteer, and librarian (1899-1982)
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Pura Teresa Belpré y Nogueras was an Afro-Puerto Rican educator who served as the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City. She was also a writer, collector of folktales, and puppeteer.
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About this person
Country
United StatesCategory
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1899 to 1982 · aged 83
Written about in
8 languages
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