▁who ▁lived ▁in ▁C ién aga ▁de ▁O ro . ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁three ▁years ▁old , ▁his ▁father ▁died ▁in ▁P ue bla , ▁Mexico , ▁his ▁mother ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁he ▁mat ric ulated ▁at ▁Universidad ▁de ▁Cart ag ena , ▁where ▁he ▁lect ured ▁later , ▁to ▁study ▁law , ▁but ▁soon ▁changed ▁to ▁Saint ▁Thomas ▁Aqu inas ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁did ▁his ▁studies ▁of ▁philosophy ▁and ▁literature . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁he ▁married ▁Roc ío ▁García . ▁ ▁García ▁worked ▁for ▁several ▁Colomb ian ▁journ als ▁and ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Circle ▁of ▁Journal ists ▁in ▁Cart ag ena ▁( ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Cultural ▁Foundation ▁H é ctor ▁Ro jas ▁Her az o . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁with ▁the ▁national ▁León ▁de ▁Gre iff ▁poetry ▁award . ▁Due ▁to ▁a ▁c ere br al ▁disease ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁hospital ▁of ▁B oc ag ran de . ▁ ▁Selected ▁works ▁▁ ▁Not ici as ▁desde ▁la ▁otra ▁or illa , ▁poetry , ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁ ▁El ▁libro ▁de ▁las ▁cr ón icas , ▁poetry , ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁ ▁El ▁re ino ▁er ran te : ▁po emas ▁de ▁la ▁mig ra ción ▁y ▁el ▁mundo ▁á rab es , ▁poetry , ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁ ▁Monte ad ent ro , ▁poetry , ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁ ▁La ▁t