Federico Cocho, Journalist and Writer from Xinzo de Limia
Federico Cocho de Juan (Xinzo de Limia, 1958) is a journalist and writer, current-affairs analyst at Radio Galega and author of books on Galician Carnival and the Civil War.
- Born
- Xinzo de Limia, 1958
- Profession
- journalist and writer
- Works
- O carnaval en Galicia (1990), O entroido galego (1998)
Federico Cocho de Juan was born in Xinzo de Limia in 1958 and is a Galician journalist and writer. He graduated in Journalism from the Complutense University of Madrid, completed the Diploma of Advanced Studies in Sociology at the Universidade da Coruña, worked at La Voz de Galicia and in the UDC rectorate, and is a current-affairs analyst for Radio Galega [1].
Work
He published O carnaval en Galicia (1990), Cara a cara. Las elecciones de 1993 (1993, with Luis Villamor), Guía práctica de Galicia (1996), O entroido galego (1998) and Guerra Civil. Que pasou en Galicia e en España (2011) [1]. For Xinzo’s festival, see The Xinzo Carnival cycle.
In the press and in the journal Lethes
The profile on the regional website says he was born on the eve of Carnival 1958 and worked as a journalist in Madrid, Seville, Santiago and A Coruña; he worked for outlets such as the Efe news agency, El Correo Gallego and Radio Galicia and, in 1984, joined the central newsroom of La Voz de Galicia, where he specialised in features and published dozens of pieces on Carnival in Galicia [3]. He co-authored the collective book Galicia, raíz y horizonte (1987) [3]. The journal Lethes, of the Centro de Cultura Popular da Limia, carries a piece of his titled «O Entroido en Xinzo no século XXI» [4]. His father, Ángel Cocho Ferrero, ran the Colexio Santa Mariña: see Ángel Cocho Ferrero.
Frequently asked questions
Which books did he write on Carnival? O carnaval en Galicia (1990) and O entroido galego (1998) [1].
Where was he born? In Xinzo de Limia, in 1958 [1].
Links
- Ángel Cocho Ferrero, his father and headmaster of the Colexio Santa Mariña
- Parish: Xinzo de Limia
- Municipality: Xinzo de Limia
- People of A Limia
- Famous people and sportspeople of A Limia
- Authors and artists of A Limia
- The Carnival cycle
Sources
- «Federico Cocho», Galipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Cocho
- «Federico Cocho – Edicións Xerais». http://www.xerais.es/autores.php?tipo=autores&id=108839
- Federico Cocho de Juan (xinzodelimia.eu, web archive). http://www.xinzodelimia.eu:80/federico_cocho.htm
- Lethes, journal of the Centro de Cultura Popular da Limia (xinzodelimia.eu, web archive). http://www.xinzodelimia.eu:80/lethes.htm
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