Hugo Achugar (born 1944 in Montevideo) is a professor emeritus at the University of Miami and a Uruguayan poet, essayist, and researcher.

[1][2] Achugar graduated from the Artigas Institute for Teachers (Instituto de Profesores Artigas) with a degree in literature and taught secondary education in Uruguay until he was dismissed by the Uruguayan dictatorship.

He then relocated to Caracas, where he worked as a researcher for the Rómulo Gallegos Center for Latin American Studies.

He currently teaches cultural policies at University of the Republic in Uruguay.

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