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Enrique Gil Calderón

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Enrique Gil Calderón
BornMay 14, 1935
DiedDecember 11, 2008 (2008-12-12) (aged 73)
OccupationConductor
AwardsPremio Eugenio Espejo (2008)

Enrique Gil Calderón (Guayaquil, May 14, 1935 - Guayaquil, December 11, 2008) was an Ecuadorian choral director. He was the son of the novelist Enrique Gil Gilbert and the painter Alba Calderón Zatizábal.

He had a daughter with soprano Beatriz Parra, who also trained in Russia to perform lyrical music.[1]

Gil Calderón was awarded the Premio Eugenio Espejo in 2008 by the Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa (2007–Present) after he rejected the prize in 1995 from President Sixto Duran Ballen (1992-1996).

Gil Calderón died of leukemia in 2008.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Vistazo (in Spanish). 2001. pp. 86–88.
  2. ^ "Murió Enrique Gil Calderón". El Universo (in Spanish). 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2025-01-23.