Armando Soriano Badani (1923-2020) was a Bolivian poet, writer, journalist and diplomat. He was born in Cochabamba, and studied at the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (UMSA). He also pursued higher studies in Paris.^[1]

As a journalist, Badani ran the literary supplement of the newspaper Hoy and wrote for a variety of outlets, notably for Última Hora.

As a diplomat, he represented his country at the Organization of American States, and he was also posted to Paris as charge d'affaires. He held a number of important positions within Bolivia as a public servant.

As a writer, he is known for both fiction and poetry. Notable books are:

• Escondida en mis sueños (novel, 2004)
• Alba rota (poetry, 1969)
• Perfil del atardecer (poetry, 1976)
• Agonía de las viñas (poetry, 1985)
• Perennidad de los ensueños (poetry, 1991)
• La huella transparente (poetry, 1997)
• Rebelión de los anhelos (poetry, 1997)
• Caleidoscopio (poetry, 2000)
• Fuego incesante (poetry, 2002)
• Lumbre de invierno (poetry, 2005)
• El cuento boliviano (anthology, 2 vols, 1964–1969)
• Antología del cuento boliviano (anthology, 1975)
• El Illimani en la literatura (anthology, 1976)
• Poesía boliviana (anthology, 1977)
• Pintores bolivianos contemporáneos (essays, 1994)
• Ensayos sobre cultura boliviana (essays, 2007)
• Rumbo a la fatalidad (stories, 1989)
• Visiones de vida (stories, 1998)
• Unos pasos por el cielo (stories, 2003)

He was a member of the Academia Boliviana de la Lengua from 1978. he was one of the last survivors of the cultural movement Gesta Bárbara founded by Carlos Medinaceli.^[2]

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