Fidel Sepúlveda Llanos was born near to Cobquecura, in the south of Chile, the November 20 of 1936. His father died when he was one year and he lived his first years with his mother, two aunts and one uncle in the countryside. His uncle works the land and carpentry. His aunts cultivated peasant traditions like singing. At eleven years entered as a seminarian in the Franciscan fathers, first in Chillán then in Santiago, where studied Latin, classical philosophy and theology where he stayed until twenty-one. Later he studied law at the University of Chile and, in parallel, Pedagogy in Castilian on the Catholic University of Chile where he graduated in 1965. Degree in Hispanic philology and Philosophy Doctor in Hispanic Philology with outstanding qualification in Complutense University of Madrid. He was professor of the Metropolitan Educational Sciences University and the Catholic University of Chile, Director of the Institute of Aesthetics Catholic University of Chile for seventeen years into two periods and of the journal Aisthesis of this mentioned research institute for 21 years. For twenty years he organized and directed the ProgramTraditional Arts and Culture , first in 1982 in the city ofConcepción and later at the Catholic University of Chile in Santiago. Poet and essayist. His research and creation was expressing in more than 20 books, 70 essays and papers, and many conferences, awards and distinctions. Makes numerous trips to foreign universities in their task of teaching and dissemination of Chilean culture and identity. Among the awards he received include: the International Prize Ibero-American Cooperation for best Latin dissertation in 1981 with his "Teoría de América en la novela actual", Prize Chilean Academy of Language for best literary creation of 1990 with his "A lo Humano y a lo divino",his appointment as Full Member of the Chilean Academy of Language and the nomination to the "Premio a lo chileno" for his contribution to research and reflection on national identity and its artistic expressions. He died in Santiago on September 27, 2006. His body rests in the land of their ancestors Cobquecura.
