Dalmacia Ruiz-Rosas Samohod

(Lima, 1957) is the author of the poetry books Secuestro en el jardín de las rosas, Baile, Conjunto de objetos encontrados detestables pensamientos de jovenes ingeniosos, Roce en roq, Palacio de Justicia, and El son del jubilado. She studied literature at the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. She worked as a journalist in current affairs magazines such as La Tortuga, in political weeklies such as Sí and Oiga, and was co-editor of the cultural supplement Asalto al cielo. Since the 1980s she has been a photographer of the underground rock scene. She has produced radio programs such as Ave Roq and Kuntur Roq.