juan felipe toruño (león, nicaragua, 1 may 1898 - san salvador, el salvador, 31 august 1980) was a nicaraguan writer. "el silencio" (1935) was awarded the prize in concurso del libro americano, matanzas, cuba, 1938. the story "chupasangre" (1945) won premio internacional "alfonso hernández catá" de cuento in la habana, cuba.