Mimí Panayotti
Mimí Panayotti | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mimí Nasthas Butto 1938 La Lima, Honduras |
| Died | (aged 85) San Pedro Sula, Honduras |
| Alma mater | University of San Pedro Sula |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, journalist, theologian |
| Employer | La Prensa |
| Spouse | Juan Panayotti |
| Children | 5 |
| Website | https://www.mimipanayotti.com/ |
Mimí Nasthas Butto de Panayotti (1938 – 31 March 2023) was a Honduran writer, journalist, and theologian.
Biography[edit]
Mimí Panayotti was born in La Lima in 1938. Her parents were immigrants who settled there to work for the Tela Railroad Company. She attended the Esteban Guardiola School in La Lima for primary studies. Some time later she moved to Tegucigalpa to continue her secondary studies. Years later, she and her family moved to La Ceiba, where she met Juan Panayotti, whom she married. She lived with her husband in La Ceiba, where she collected from debtors for her husband's company (now known as Panavisión Industries). She moved to San Pedro Sula when her husband and brother-in-law set up a sign factory in that city. In 1980, she joined the Mother Teresa Charity Mission and obtained a degree in theology. In 1985, she graduated with a licentiate in communication sciences from the University of San Pedro Sula. She has been a columnist for La Prensa since 1983.[1]
A Catholic, Panayotti was known for holding elaborate Christmas celebrations and exhibiting a collection of over 200 nativity scenes.[2]
Panayotti died in San Pedro Sula on 31 March 2023, at the age of 85.[3]
Works[edit]
- Con el gozo de servirte (2005)
- ¿Cómo será usted recordado? (2012)
- Billetes bancarios de Honduras 1850–1950 (2014)
- Un poco de mí (2018)
- Confieso que lo disfruté (2018)[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Mimí de Panayotti: 'Quemé el desayuno en mi luna de miel'" [Mimí de Panayotti: 'I Burned Breakfast On My Honeymoon']. La Prensa (in Spanish). San Pedro Sula. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ Gámez, Sabino (20 December 2017). "Mimí Panayotti, reina de la Navidad" [Mimí Panayotti, Nativity Queen]. La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ La Prensa (31 March 2023). "Fallece la escritora y periodista hondureña, Mimí Panayotti". Honduras. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Mimí Panayotti, una escritora de décadas" [Mimí Panayotti, a Writer for Decades]. El País (in Spanish). 10 March 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- 1938 births
- 2023 deaths
- 20th-century Honduran women writers
- 20th-century Honduran writers
- 21st-century Honduran women writers
- 21st-century Honduran writers
- Honduran journalists
- Honduran women journalists
- People from Cortés Department
- Honduran columnists
- Honduran women columnists
- Honduran Roman Catholics
- Women theologians
- 20th-century journalists
- 21st-century journalists