Luis Andrés Caicedo Estela (September 29, 1951 - March 4, 1977) was a Colombian writer born in Cali, the city in which he spent most of his short life. September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years). ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... The Republic of Colombia is a country in north-western South America. ... Santiago de Cali, the citys complete name, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca, department in Colombia. ...

In 1964, when he entered third grade, he wrote his first story - "El Silencio" (The Silence). From this moment on, Caicedo wrote several short stories and theatre plays, and started his first novel. 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is in need of attention. ... A play (noun) is a common literary form, usually consisting chiefly of dialog between characters, and usually intended for performance rather than reading. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ...

In 1973 Caicedo travelled to the US, and started what is often taken to be his best novel - ¡Que viva la música!. In 1974 he wrote the short story Maternidad, which he himself considered his masterpiece. In the same year, Caicedo published the first edition of the magazine "Ojo al cine" (Eye on cinema). In 1975 the final version of ¡Que viva la música! was ready, and Caicedo gave it out to Colcultura to publish it. 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...

In 1976, the publishing house Crisis, of Buenos Aires, bought the printing rights of ¡Que viva la música!. In this same year Caicedo attempted for the first time to commit suicide. When he was only 25 years old, in March 4 of 1977, Andrés Caicedo died of drug overdose, as he said "life is not worth after 25 years". 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Buenos Aires (Good Winds in Spanish, but more akin to Fair Winds, as in navigation) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, as well as one of the largest cities in South America. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... A drug overdose occurs when a chemical substance (i. ...

His works reflect the violence and the huge problems of the teenagers living in a big city like his native Cali, like drugs, alcohol, and insanity. Despite his early death, he left a great legacy to the Colombian literature. Many drugs are provided in tablet form. ... In general usage, alcohol (from Arabic al-khwl الكحول, or al-ghawl الغول) refers almost always to ethanol, also known as grain alcohol, and often to any beverage that contains ethanol (see alcoholic beverage). ... Insanity (sometimes, madness) is the condition of being in some way mentally out of touch with the real world or with normal human functioning, often assumed to be a result of a mental illness. ...

Main Works

• "Angelitos empantanados"
• "¡Que viva la música!"
• "El atravesado"
• "Los dientes de caperucita"
• "Calibanismo"

External links

• andres_caicedo.page  (http://www.geocities.com/cuellarcarolina/andres_caicedo), a detailed site about Caicedo's life and works (in Spanish).