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Maruxa Vilalta

マルクサ・ビラウタ

Marukusa Birauta

Aliases: Maria Vilalta i Soteras

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1932-09-23 (Barcelona)
Died
2014-08-19 (Mexico) age 81
Nationality
Mexican
Languages
Catalan, Spanish
Residence History
Barcelona (1932-1939) → Mexico (1939-2014)

Career

Occupations
playwright, theatre director
Active Years
1957-2014

Education

Liceo Franco Mexicano
French Baccalauréat
Degree: Baccalauréat
Period: 6年間
Country: Mexico
After primary school
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
School of Liberal Arts / Spanish Literature
Degree: 修士
Country: Mexico
Master's degree in Spanish literature

Awards

National Prize for Arts and Sciences
2010
Category: 言語学・文学
Organization: Mexican Government
Result: 受賞
Juan Ruiz de Alarcón Best Play of the Year Prize
1970
Work: Esta noche juntos, amándonos tanto
Result: 受賞
Juan Ruiz de Alarcón Best Play of the Year Prize
1976
Work: Nada como el piso 16
Result: 受賞
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Best Play of the Year Prize
1976
Work: Nada como el piso 16
Result: 受賞
Juan Ruiz de Alarcón Best Play of the Year Prize
1978
Work: Historia de él
Result: 受賞
El Fígaro Best Play of the Year Prize
1978
Work: Historia de él
Result: 受賞
Mexican Association of Theatre Critics Best Play of Creative Research Prize
1991
Work: Una voz en el desierto. Vida de San Jerónimo
Organization: Mexican Association of Theatre Critics
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Los desorientados

1960 Play

Story of the disoriented ones.

AlienationIdentity

Un país feliz

1964 Play

Satire set in a happy country.

PoliticsSocial Critique

Soliloquio del Tiempo

1964 Play

Soliloquy of time.

TimeExistence

Un día loco

1964 Play

A crazy day.

La última letra

1964 Play

The last letter.

El 9

1965 Play

Cuestión de narices

1966 Play

Esta noche juntos, amándonos tanto

1970 Play

Nada como el piso 16

1976 Play

Historia de él

1978 Play

Una mujer, dos hombres y un balazo

1981 Play

Contains four one-act plays.

Pequeña historia de horror (y de amor desenfrenado)

1985 Play

Una voz en el desierto. Vida de San Jerónimo

1991 Play

Life of Saint Jerome.

ReligionHistory

Francisco de Asís

1992 Play

Jesucristo entre nosotros

1994 Play

Ignacio y los jesuitas

1997 Play

1 9 1 0

2000 Play

Con vista a la bahía

2007 Play

Bibliography

  • El castigo (1957)
  • Los desorientados (1959)
  • Dos colores para el paisaje (1961)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Dramatic tension in dialogueExperimental structures
Recurring Motifs
DeathAlienationPolitical satire

Legacy

Renowned Mexican playwright whose works were translated, published, and produced internationally. Won critic’s prize for best play ten times.

Trivia

  • Won the critic’s prize for the best play of the year ten times.
  • Became a Mexican citizen at age eight.