Juan Valdano Morejón (born 1939) is an Ecuadorian writer.
[1] He taught literature and literary theory at the University of Cuenca and at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador.
[2] He has published some 20 books in a variety of genres: novels, short stories and essays.
He has won several literary awards, among them Other notable works include La celada, Juegos de Proteo, and the novel Mientras llega el día, which was adapted to the cinema in 2004 by the director Camilo Luzuriaga.
In August 2020, Juan Valdano received the Eugenio Espejo national prize in literature, conferred by then-president of Ecuador Lenin Moreno.