Rómulo Gallegos International Novel Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (1997) Winner
Ángeles Mastretta
アンヘレス・マストレッタ
Angeles Mastretta
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1949-10-09 （Puebla, Mexico）
- Nationality
- Mexican
- Languages
- Spanish
Career
- Occupations
- writer, journalist, actress, film producer, screenwriter
- Active Years
- 1970-
- Influenced By
- Juan Rulfo, Salvador Elizondo, Francisco Monterde
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexican Writers' Center | — | — | — | 1974-1975 | Mexico |
Mexican Writers' Center
Period:
1974-1975
Country:
Mexico
Attended on a scholarship; period focused on developing creative writing.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Rómulo Gallegos Prize | Mal de Amores (Lovesick) | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Mazatlán Prize for Literature (Best Book of the Year) | Arráncame la vida (Tear This Heart Out) | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Ariel Award (Best Adapted Screenplay) | Tear This Heart Out (film) | — | Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences | 受賞（脚本賞共受賞） |
Rómulo Gallegos Prize
Work:
Mal de Amores (Lovesick)
Result:
受賞
Mazatlán Prize for Literature (Best Book of the Year)
1985
Work:
Arráncame la vida (Tear This Heart Out)
Result:
受賞
Ariel Award (Best Adapted Screenplay)
2009
Work:
Tear This Heart Out (film)
Organization:
Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences
Result:
受賞（脚本賞共受賞）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Tear This Heart Out
1985 NovelSet in Puebla, it follows Catalina Guzmán, married to a powerful and philandering political figure. The novel explores post-Revolution political infighting and patriarchal structures as Catalina evolves into a force resisting machismo.
female autonomypost-Revolution Mexican politicsresistance to patriarchy
Adaptations
- [Film] Tear This Heart Out / Roberto Sneider (2009)
Translations
- English translation by Margaret Sayers Peden (Tear This Heart Out)
Mal de Amores (Lovesick)
1996 NovelSet during the Mexican Revolution, the novel follows Emilia Suari, an independent woman who accompanies rebels, tends wounds as a healer, studies abroad, and returns transformed—exploring social involvement and personal growth.
revolution and social engagementwomen's roles and independencenostalgia and return
Women with Big Eyes
1990 Short stories / autobiographical narrativesA collection of short, autobiographical narratives based on women in the author's family. Each story highlights moments when women decide their own destinies and serves to preserve these memories.
family memorywomen's storiesresistance within everyday life
Bibliography
- Arráncame la vida (1985)
- Women with Big Eyes (1990)
- Mal de Amores (1996)
- No Eternity Like Mine (1999)
- Maridos (2007)
- The Illuminated World (1998)
- Puerto libre (1993)
- El cielo de los leones (2003)
- La emoción de las cosas (2012)
- “El viento de las horas” (2015)
Adaptations
- Tear This Heart Out (film, 2009)
- Tabacotla (short film, 2008)
- Hecho en México (appeared, 2012)
Translations of Works
- English translation of Arráncame la vida by Margaret Sayers Peden
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realist, voice-driven narratives foregrounding female perspectivesIntimate, storyteller-centered prose emphasizing character portrayal
- Recurring Motifs
- women's autonomy and choicerevolution and political upheavalfamily memory and intergenerational stories
Legacy
Ángeles Mastretta is a Mexican author internationally recognized for depicting strong female characters. Through prominent works and film adaptations, she influenced popular culture and strengthened the presence of women writers in Latin American literature.
In Popular Culture
- Brought wider attention through the film adaptation of Arráncame la vida (2009)
Trivia
- She received the Rómulo Gallegos Prize for Mal de Amores, often noted as one of the first women in Latin America to win the award.
- Arráncame la vida was adapted into a film that won multiple awards, including Ariel Awards.