Jorge Zalamea Borda

Jorge Zalamea Borda
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Colombia to Italy
In office 1946–1947
President	Alberto Lleras Camargo
Colombia Ambassador to Mexico
In office 1943–1945
President	Alfonso López Pumarejo
19th Colombian Minister of National Education
In office 7 August 1942 – 5 September 1942
President	Alfonso López Pumarejo
Preceded by	Germán Arciniegas Angueyra
Succeeded by	Absalón Fernández de Soto
Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia
In office 1941–1942
Constituency	Cundinamarca Department
Personal details
Born	(1905-03-08)8 March 1905 Bogota, D.C., Colombia
Died	10 May 1969(1969-05-10) (aged 64) Bogota, D.C., Colombia
Spouse	Amelia Costa (1928-1944)
Children	Alberto Zalamea Costa

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zalamea and the second or maternal family name is Borda.

Jorge Zalamea Borda (March 8, 1905 – May 10, 1969) was a Colombian writer, poet, and journalist, best known for his anti-dictatorship satirical prose works. His poems, dramas, novels, and essays are notable for their linguistic richness and ascetic, dense style. He typically explored themes of equality and liberty in his writings. His most well-known works include El sueño de la escalinatas and El Gran Burundú-Burundá ha muerto. He was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize in 1967.

In 1952, Zalamea fled Colombia to escape the repressive regime of president Laureano Gómez. Later that year in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he published one of his most influential works, El gran Burudún-Burundá ha muerto, a satirical work denouncing Gómez.