Alfredo Espino (30 January 1900–24 May 1928) was a poet from El Salvador.^[1][2] Born in Ahuachapán, his only book is Jícaras Tristes (Sad Vessels), a collection of 96 poems. It is one of the most published books of poetry in El Salvador. Espino died in San Salvador. His poetry has been described as part of the El Salvadoran development of costumbrismo.^[3]

Edgardo Alfredo Espino Najarro was born in the Department of Ahuachapán, in western El Salvador, on January 8, 1900. He was the second of eight children of educator Enriqueta Najarro and Alfonso Espino, both teachers and poets. He grew up in a home filled with poetry and a love of art. His most important works were: 1-The Nest, 2-Ascension, 3-A Ranch and a Morning Star, 4-Tree of Fire, 5-The Eyes of the Oxen. In 1920, he entered the University of El Salvador, enrolling in the Faculty of Law. During his stay at the University City, he participated in many activities within the school, including demonstrations by students to prevent the rise in tram fares.^[4][5]

The last years of his life were very adverse; his parents' refusal to allow his marriage to certain young women led to constant emotional and romantic turmoil. To mitigate them, he indulged in long periods of Bohemian life, in bars and brothels in the country's capital.

Espino suffered from alcoholism. He died on May 24, 1928 in San Salvador.

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