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Rafael Solana Salcedo

ラファエル・ソラナ・サルセド

Rafael Solana Salcedo

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1915-08-07 (Veracruz)
Died
1992-09-06 (Mexico City) age 77
Nationality
Mexico
Languages
Spanish
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Veracruz → Mexico City

Career

Occupations
writer, poet, journalist, critic, playwright
Active Years
1930-1992
Affiliations
Mexican Association of Theater Critics
Influenced By
Octavio Paz, José Revueltas

Education

National Autonomous University of Mexico
Faculty of Law / Law
Period: 1930-1937
Country: Mexico
Also attended National Preparatory School and Faculty of Philosophy and Letters
National Autonomous University of Mexico
Faculty of Philosophy and Letters / Philosophy and Letters
Period: 1930-1937
Country: Mexico

Awards

National Journalism Prize of Mexico
1979
Category: 特別賞
Organization: Government of Mexico
Result: 受賞
National Prize for Arts and Sciences
1986
Category: 言語学・文学
Organization: Government of Mexico
Result: 受賞
Juan Ruiz de Alarcón Prize
1991
Result: 受賞
Mozart Medal
1992
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

There Should Be Female Bishops

Comedy

Renovator of Mexican comedy theater, using humor to criticize society

Social criticismHumor

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Humor-infused social criticism
Recurring Motifs
Theater innovationPromotion of national culture

Legacy

Cornerstone of journalism and theatrical criticism, innovator of Mexican comedy theater in the 1950s, promoter of dramatic arts and national culture.

Trivia

  • Published first stories at age 14
  • Founded Taller magazine