Galo René Pérez Cruz (Quito, April 3, 1923 - June 18, 2008) was an Ecuadorian writer, poet, literary critic, biographer, and college teacher.
[1][2] Galo René Pérez has had a lifetime of working in the literary field.
He has held various posts in literary and cultural institutions of his country.
His lectures, essays, articles, literary criticism have been collected and published for study abroad.
He was the 2004 recipient of the "Premio Eugenio Espejo" Prize in Literature,[4] Ecuador's highest award.