They were greatly influenced by other Ecuadorian intellectuals such as Jorge Enrique Adoum, César Dávila Andrade and Agustin Cueva.
[2] In april 1962, Estrella and the Argentine poet Leandro Katz, an expert in printing processes, published four handmade poetry plaquettes with the work of Marco Muñoz “Infierno y sangre”, Simón Corral “Color de Vidrio”, Ulises Estrella “Clamor”, and Leandro Katz “Tzantzas - Un Día Para Evi”.
The first Tzántzico Manifesto was signed on August 27, 1962, by Marco Muñoz, Alfonso Murriagui, Simón Corral, Teodoro Murillo, Euler Granda and Ulises Estrella.
One of the main representatives of the movement is probably Raúl Arias, whose poetry collection Poesia en bicicleta is considered one of the best examples of Tzantzismo.
The term tzántzico comes from the Shuar language: “maker of tzantzas”, which means to cut off and shrink an enemy's head and show it off as a sign of victory and power.