Gloria Fuertes was a Spanish poet born in 1917 in Madrid. She came from a poor family, with her father working as a doorman and her mother a seamstress. After her mother passed away in 1934, Fuertes had to work in a factory while continuing to write poetry. She went on to study literature and start a children's magazine. Fuertes received several honors for her writing and spent two years in the United States on a grant before becoming popular reciting her poems on television in the 1970s. She was known as the Poet of Children and passed away in 1998 in Madrid at the age of 81.

1. Gloria Fuertes
Biography

2.  Gloria Fuertes was born in Madrid
on June 20th 1917.

3.  Her family was poor. Her father was
a doorman and her mother was a
seamstreess.

4.  She as an only child. She went to a
catholic school.

5.  Her mother died in 1934, so she
had to work in a factory.
 While she worked
in the factory she also
wrote poems.

6.  She studied literature.

7.  She started a children´s magazine
called “Maravillas”.
 In 1947 she received the award for
“Best songs lyrics”.

8.  Later she received a grant and
moved to the United States for two
years.

9.  She collaborated with different
women´s magazines such as
“Chicas”, “Postismos” and
“Cervatana”.

10.  In the 70´s she had a TV show and
recited her poems. She became
very popular and was considered
the Poet of the children.

11.  She died on November 26th, 1998
in Madrid. She was 81 years old.