Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (1992) Winner
José Rivera
ホセ・リベラ
Hose Riberra
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1955-03-24 （Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico）
- Nationality
- Puerto Rican
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Religion
- Christian
- Residence History
- Santurce, Puerto Rico (birth) → Arecibo, Puerto Rico (1955-1959) → Long Island, New York (from 1959)
Career
- Occupations
- playwright, screenwriter
- Active Years
- 1983-2024
- Affiliations
- The Wilton Project (co-founder)
- Influenced By
- William Shakespeare, Henrik Ibsen, Molière, Gabriel García Márquez
- Nominations
- Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay (The Motorcycle Diaries, 2005)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denison University | — | Drama Department | — | — | United States |
Denison University
Drama Department
Country:
United States
Immersed in works of Shakespeare, Ibsen, and Molière
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Academy Award | The Motorcycle Diaries | 最優秀脚色賞 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | nomination |
| 2005 | Goya Award | The Motorcycle Diaries | 最優秀脚色賞 | Spanish Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences | win |
| — | Obie Award | — | 演劇 | American Theatre Wing | win |
Academy Award
2005
Work:
The Motorcycle Diaries
Category:
最優秀脚色賞
Organization:
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Result:
nomination
Goya Award
2005
Work:
The Motorcycle Diaries
Category:
最優秀脚色賞
Organization:
Spanish Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences
Result:
win
Obie Award
Category:
演劇
Organization:
American Theatre Wing
Result:
win
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Marisol
1992 playA fantastical play set in apocalyptic New York where an angel declares war on humanity, exploring homelessness and social issues.
apocalypseangelspovertyidentity
Cloud Tectonics
1995 playA story of a man and woman meeting in a world where time and space are distorted, featuring magical realism.
timespacelovereality
The Motorcycle Diaries
2004 screenplayScreenplay for the biographical film about Che Guevara's youthful motorcycle trip across South America, nominated for an Academy Award.
journeyrevolutionfriendshipawakening
Adaptations
- [film] The Motorcycle Diaries / Walter Salles (2004)
Bibliography
- The House of Ramon Iglesia
- The Promise
- Each Day Dies With Sleep
- Marisol
- Tape
- Flowers
- Giants Have Us In Their Books
- Cloud Tectonics
- Maricela De La Luz Lights The World
- Godstuff
- Adoration of the Old Woman
- The Street of the Sun
- Sueno
- Lovers of Long Red Hair
- References to Salvador Dalí Make Me Hot
- Sonnets for an Old Century
- School of the Americas
- Massacre (Sing To Your Children)
- Brainpeople
- Boleros for the Disinchanted
- Human Emotional Process
- Pablo and Andrew at the Altar of Words
- Golden
- The Kiss of the Spider Woman (translation)
- The Hours are Feminine
- Lessons for an Unaccustomed Bride
- The Book of Fishes
- Another Word for Beauty
- Written on my Face
- The Last Book of Homer
- The Garden of Tears and Kisses
- Sermon for the Senses
- Charlotte
- The Untranslatable Secrets of Nikki Corona
Translations by Author
- The Kiss of the Spider Woman (translation)
Translations of Works
- Many plays translated into several languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- magical realismpoetic dialoguefantastical elements
- Recurring Motifs
- familysexualityspiritualityoccultPuerto Rican identity
Legacy
Renowned Puerto Rican-American playwright and screenwriter known for innovative works blending magical realism. First Puerto Rican nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Motorcycle Diaries. His plays have been widely produced and translated.
Trivia
- First Puerto Rican screenwriter nominated for an Academy Award
- Co-founded the Los Angeles-based theater company The Wilton Project
- Influenced by The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits as a child