Susana Andrade
Susana Andrade (born 9 February 1963) is a Uruguayan procurator, journalist, columnist, Umbanda religious figure, and politician.
Susana Andrade | |
|---|---|
 Susana Andrade in 2018 | |
| Deputy of the Republic | |
| Assumed office 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Susana Andrade 9 February 1963 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Political party | Broad Front |
| Spouse | Julio Kronberg |
| Children | Germán, Naomi |
| Alma mater | University of the Republic |
| Occupation | Procurator, columnist, journalist, politician |
| Website | www |
| Nickname | Mae Susana de Oxum |
Biography
Susana Andrade was born in Montevideo and has eight siblings. She studied at the Faculty of Law of the University of the Republic. She has been a columnist for the newspaper La República since 2004.[1] She belongs to Broad Front Space List 711.[2][3]
Andrade has been known as Mae Susana de Oxum in the Umbanda religion since 1991.[4] She is the first Afro-Umbandan to hold the office of Deputy of the Republic. She is the founder of the Atabaque Group.[5][6]
In 2008 she participated in the project Dueños de la encrucijada, analyzing Afro-Brazilian religious rites.[7]
In 2015, she presented her book Mima Kumba, which deals with the "difficulties of social insertion of an Afro-Brazilian and Afro-descendant religious social militant woman." The author aggregated verses, thoughts, and her own writings.[8]
She married Julio Kronberg, with whom she has two children, Germán and Naomi Kronberg Andrade.[6]
Books
References
- Caetano, Gerardo (6 February 2014). El Uruguay Laico (in Spanish). Uruguay: Penguin Random House. ISBN 9789974957121. Retrieved 26 December 2017 – via Google Books.
- "Andrade satisfecha por imputación de quien la llamó 'bruja asesina'" [Andrade Satisfied by Accusation of Those Who Called Her 'Murderous Witch'] (in Spanish). Uruguay: El Espectador. EFE. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- "Susana Andrade" (in Spanish). Uruguay: Broad Front Space List 711. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- Gonçalves da Silva, Vagner (2007). Intolerância religiosa (in Portuguese). EdUSP. p. 76. ISBN 9788531410222. Retrieved 26 December 2017 – via Google Books.
- "IFA del Uruguay: La primera federación afroumbandista con personería juridíca" [IFA Uruguay: The First Afro-Umbandan Federation With Legal Personhood]. Periódico (in Spanish). Atabaque. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- LaRed21 (28 September 2009). "La aventura de Susana Andrade" [Susana Andrade's Adventure] (in Spanish). Uruguay. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- Clarín Revista Enie (11 April 2008). "El arte contemporáneo y la antropología posan sus ojos en las creencias afrobrasileñas" [Contemporary Art and Anthropology Turn Their Eyes to Afro-Brazilian Beliefs] (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2017.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - LaRed21 (20 February 2016). "Susana Andrade presenta 'Mima Kumba y otros encantos negros' en Casa Afro" (in Spanish). Uruguay. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
