José Luis Rodríguez Pittí
José Luis Rodríguez Pittí is a Panamanian contemporary writer, video artist and documentary photographer. He is the author of short stories, poems and essays. Rodríguez Pittí is author of the books Panamá Blues (2010, miniTEXTOS (2008), Sueños urbanos (2008) and Crónica de invisibles (1999).
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José Luis Rodríguez Pittí

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- Name
- José Luis Rodríguez Pittí
- Born
- 29 March 1971
- Birthplace
- Panama City, Panama
- Occupation
- Writer, photographer, professor
- Nationality
- Panama
- Languages
- Spanish
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José Luis Rodríguez Pittí is a Panamanian contemporary writer, video artist and documentary photographer. He is the author of short stories, poems and essays. Rodríguez Pittí is author of the books Panamá Blues (2010, miniTEXTOS (2008), Sueños urbanos (2008) and Crónica de invisibles (1999).
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Biography
Biography
Most of his stories and essays were published in literary magazines and newspapers. In 1994, the Universidad de Panamá awarded him with the Premio "Darío Herrera". Other literary honors received are Accesit in the Premio Nacional "Signos" 1993 (Panamá), Concurso Nacional de Cuentos "José María Sánchez" 1998 (Panamá), Concurso "Amadís de Gaula" 1999 (Soria, España) and the Concurso "Maga" de Cuento Corto 2001 (Panamá).
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — José Luis Rodríguez Pittí • Born — 29 March 1971 • Birthplace — Panama City, Panama • Occupation — Writer, photographer, professor • Genre — Fiction, Essays, Short stories, poetry, Documentary photography • Relatives — Jose Luis Rodriguez Velez (composer), Mario Augusto Rodríguez (writer) • Website — rodriguezpitti.com/
Early life and education
Early life and education
Rodríguez Pittí was born in Panama City on 29 March 1971. He grew up in Mexico City, Santiago de Veraguas and Panamá City. He is resident of Toronto, Canada. Graduated from the Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá, was Computer Vision, Programming Languages and Deep Learning Professor at the Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá and Universidad Santa María la Antigua.
Biography
Biography
President of the Writers Association of Panama from 2008 to 2010. Founder and President of Fundación El Hacedor (since 2007). From 1990 to 1995 he traveled extensively in the Panamanian region of Azuero to collect stories and photograph, the body of three photo essays: "Viernes Santo en Pesé", "Cuadernos de Azuero", and "Noche de carnaval". Other photography essays are "De diablos, diablicos y otros seres de la mitología panameña" and "Regee Child". Some of his photographs are cover art of books published in Panamá. His work has been exhibited in Panamá, México, Canadá and Italy.
Fiction
Fiction
• Crónica de invisibles (1999) • Sueños urbanos (2008, 2010)
Photobooks
Photobooks
• Reggae Child (2010) • De diablos, diablicos y otros seres de la mitología panameña (2010) • Panamá Blues (2010) • El camino de la cruz (2010) • Cuadernos de Azuero (2010)
Machine learning
Machine learning
• Fundamentos de Redes Neuronales (1994, 2010) - Introduction to Artificial Neural Networks • Visión de Máquina (1994, 2010) - Computer Vision
Anthologies
Anthologies
• Hasta el sol de mañana (Ed. E. Jaramillo Levi). Fundación Signos, Panamá, 1998. • Panamá cuenta (Ed. E. Jaramillo Levi). Editorial Norma, Panamá, 2003. • La minificción en Panamá (Ed. E. Jaramillo Levi). Universidad Pedagógica Nacional, Bogotá, Colombia, 2003. • Sueño compartido (Ed. E. Jaramillo Levi). Universal Books, Panamá, 2005. • Cuento que te quiero cuento (Ed. F. Morales de Castillo). 9Signos, Panamá, 2007. • miniTEXTOS (Ed. JL Rodríguez Pittí). Flash fiction anthology. El Hacedor, Panamá, 2010. • Mundo 21 (Ed. Samaniego; Rodríguez; De Alarcón). Boston: Cengage Learning, 2010. • Con solo tu nombre y un poco de silencio (Poetry) (Ed. Héctor Collado). Panamá: Editorial Tecnológica, 2012. • Tiempo al tiempo. Nuevos cuentistas de Panamá: 1990-2012. (Short-stories) (Ed. E. Jaramillo Levi). Panamá: Universal Books, 2012. • Mensajes 12 (Antología literaria) (Ed. A. Barría Alvarado). Panamá: Editorial Santillana, 2012. • MICROLAT. Antología de microficciones latinoamericanas (Editor: Sergio Gaut vel Hartman). México, D.F.: Universidad Autónoma de México, 2016. • Aquí hay dragones (Ed. Alberto Sánchez Argüello). Managua, Nicaragua: Parafernalia Ediciones, 2016. • Latinoamérica en breve (Ed. Sergio Gaut vel Hartman). México, D.F.: Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Xochimilco, 2016. • Tierra breve. Antología centroamericana de minificción (Ed. Federico Hernández). San Salvador, El Salvador: Índole Editores, 2017. • Aquí hay dragones (Editor: Alberto Sánchez Argüello). Gainesville, FL, EEUU: La Pereza Ediciones, 2020. • Historias mínimas (Ed. Franz Gutierrez). Lima, Perú: Dendro Ediciones. 2020. • Minimundos (Ed. Eliana Soza Martínez y Karla Barajas). Lima, Perú: Dendro Editores, 2021. • Latinoamérica cuenta (Ed. Renato Sandoval Bacigalupo). Bogotá, Colombia: Editorial Tragaluz, 2021.
Awards and honors
• 1993, Finalista, Premio "Signos" de Joven Literatura 1993 otorgado en Panamá • 1994, Premio "Darío Herrera" de Literatura otorgado por la Universidad de Panamá • 1994, Premio Canon "Día de la Tierra" • 1998, Accésit, Premio Nacional de Cuento "José María Sánchez" 1998 otorgado en Panamá • 1999, Accésit, Concurso de Cuento "Amadis de Gaula" otorgado en Soria (España)
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