13 Notable alumni of University of Cuenca
Updated: May 20, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Cuenca is ranked #2,437 in the world and #3 in Ecuador by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 13 notable alumni from University of Cuenca sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Cuenca won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. María Augusta Hermida
1967-. (aged 59)
architect
María Augusta Hermida Palacios is an Ecuadorian architect and academic who co-owns Durán & Hermida Architects Studio. She was a professor of architecture before she became the first woman rector of her alma mater, the University of Cuenca.
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2. Oswaldo Larriva
1946-2020 (aged 74)
politician
Óscar Oswaldo Larriva Alvarado was an Ecuadorian politician. He was a member of the National Congress from 1992 to 1994, and served as governor of Azuay Province between 2007 and 2009. Larriva returned to the legislature, which had been reconstituted as the National Assembly, from 2013 to 2017. He returned to the governorship of Azuay Province in 2019.
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3. Rosalía Arteaga Serrano
1956-. (aged 70)
lawyer
writer
politician
Rosalía Arteaga Serrano is an Ecuadorian politician who served as the 39th president of Ecuador for two days in 1997 from 9 to 11 February. She previously served as the 40th vice president under President Abdalá Bucaram from 1996 until his removal from office 1997; when the vagueness of the constitution left uncertainty as to the vice president or the...
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4. Jorge Dávila Vázquez
1947-. (aged 79)
short story writer
writer
film critic
Jorge Dávila Vázquez is an Ecuadorian writer and critic. He was born in 1947 in Cuenca in the province of Azuay.
5. Guadalupe Larriva
1956-2007 (aged 51)
teacher
politician
Guadalupe Larriva was an Ecuadorian politician.
6. Fernando Cordero Cueva
1952-. (aged 74)
architect
Juan Fernando Cordero Cueva is an Ecuadorian politician and architect. He was the mayor of Cuenca between 1996 and 2005. He was also Member of the Ecuadorian Congress and President of the Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly in 2008. Between 2009 and 2013 he was President of the National Assembly. From September 2014 to March 2016 he was Minister of National Defence....
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7. Virgilio Saquicela
1972-. (aged 54)
lawyer
politician
Javier Virgilio Saquicela Espinoza is an Ecuadorian lawyer and politician who was the President of the National Assembly of Ecuador from 2022 to 2023. He served as mayor of Azogues between 2014 and 2019. He was ousted as President of the National Assembly after President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the National Assembly on 17 May 2023.
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8. Octavio Cordero Palacios
1870-1930 (aged 60)
translator
Octavio Cordero Palacios was an Ecuadorian writer, playwright, poet, mathematician, lawyer, professor and inventor.
9. Doris Soliz
1958-. (aged 68)
politician
Doris Soliz is an Ecuadorian politician who has been a Government minister and Executive Secretary of Alianza País.
10. Carlos Cueva Tamariz
1898-1991 (aged 93)
diplomat
lawyer
Carlos Cueva Tamariz was an Ecuadorian politician, lawyer and university professor.
11. Matilde Hidalgo
1889-1974 (aged 85)
politician
suffragette
activist
physician
poet
Matilde Hidalgo Navarro de Procel was an Ecuadorian physician, poet, and activist. Hidalgo was the first woman to exercise the right to vote in Latin America, and also the first to receive a Doctorate in Medicine. Hidalgo fought for the recognition of women's rights and is one of the most important women in Ecuadorian history. In 1973 she was paralyzed...
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12. Yaku Pérez
1969-. (aged 57)
politician
university teacher
lawyer
environmentalist
indigenous leader of the Americas
Yaku Sacha Pérez Guartambel, often simply known as Yaku Pérez, is an Ecuadorian politician and indigenous rights, human rights, and nature's rights activist, who ran for president of the country in the 2021 presidential elections and came third in the first round. He ran for president again in the 2023 elections.
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13. Diana Atamaint
1972-. (aged 54)
politician
Shiram Diana Atamaint Wamputsar is an Ecuadorian Shuar politician. Previously a member of the National Assembly, in 2018 she became the president of the National Electoral Council. She declared that President Daniel Noboa had won another term as President in April 2025.
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