Rosario Ferré

Rosario Ferré
First Lady of Puerto Rico
In role
March 5, 1970  January 2, 1973
GovernorLuis A. Ferré
Preceded byLorenza Ramírez de Arellano
Succeeded byLila Mayoral
Personal details
Born
Rosario Ferré y Ramírez de Arellano

(1938-09-28)September 28, 1938
Ponce, Puerto Rico
DiedFebruary 18, 2016(2016-02-18) (aged 77)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Spouses
  • Benigno Trigo González
  • Jorge Aguilar Mora
  • Agustín Costa Quintana
Children3
Parents
Relatives
Alma materManhattanville College (BA)
University of Maryland, College Park (Ph.D)
Writing career
Occupation
  • Writer
  • academic
Notable awards
Website
www.rosarioferre.net

Rosario Ferré Ramírez de Arellano (September 28, 1938 – February 18, 2016) was a Puerto Rican writer, poet, and essayist. Her father, Luis A. Ferré, was the third elected Governor of Puerto Rico and the founding father of the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico. When her mother, Lorenza Ramírez de Arellano, died in 1970 during her father's term as governor, Rosario fulfilled the duties of First Lady until 1972.

She was the recipient of the "Liberatur Prix" award from the Frankfurt Book Fair for "Kristallzucker", the German translation of "Maldito Amor".