The writer Vicente Quirarte Castañeda, poet, chronicler, and essayist, has died. Poet, chronicler, and essayist Vicente Quirarte Castañeda died this Tuesday in Mexico City at the age of 72, after a career that encompassed poetry, chronicles, essays, theater, and literary criticism. Recordamos con enorme gratitud y cariño al querido Dr. Vicente Quirarte, cuya obra iluminó el camino de varias generaciones. We remember with immense gratitude and affection the beloved Dr. Vicente Quirarte, whose work illuminated the path for several generations. Today, Mexican literature mourns, but his legacy and his love for culture will endure forever in every page he wrote.