Philippe Soupault
Pasos was born in Granada, Nicaragua and studied at the Universidad Centroamericana. He began writing prolifically at the age of 14, a creative phase that lasted from 1928 to 1935. During this period he was influenced by Paul Morand, Valery Larbaud, Philippe Soupault, J. J. Van Doren, Rafael Alberti and Gerardo Diego, and his writing featured themes of geography (the poems "Norway", "Cook Voyages", "German dream No.5") and an interest in foreign actresses.