Antonio Larreta
Uruguayan writer, critic and actor
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Gualberto José Antonio Rodríguez-Larreta y Ferreira (14 December 1922 – 19 August 2015), better known as Antonio Larreta or Taco Larreta, was a Uruguayan writer, critic and actor.[1]
Born
December 14, 1922
Gualberto José Antonio Rodríguez-Larreta y Ferreira
December 14, 1922
DiedAugust 19, 2015 (aged 92)
Occupationswriter, critic, actor
Antonio Larreta | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gualberto José Antonio Rodríguez-Larreta y Ferreira December 14, 1922 |
| Died | August 19, 2015 (aged 92) |
| Occupations | writer, critic, actor |
| Awards | Premio Bartolomé Hidalgo Premio Planeta Premio Casa de las Américas Goya Awards Iris Award |
Born in Montevideo, he attended Elbio Fernández School.[2] During his career he was active in both Uruguay and Spain.[3]
Selected works
- 1976-1979: screenplay of Curro Jiménez (TVE1)
- 1980, Volavérunt (Planeta)
- 1986, Juan Palmieri (Librosur)
- 1988, The last portrait of the Duchess of Alba (Adler & Adler)
- 1988, Las maravillosas (Ediciones Trilce)
- 1999, A todo trapo. A propósito de Villanueva Saravia (Ediciones de la Plaza)
- 2002, El Guante (Planeta)
- 2002, El jardín de invierno
- 2004, Ningún Max (Planeta)
- 2005, El sombrero chino (Editorial Fin de Siglo)
- 2007, Hola, che (Editorial Fin de Siglo)
Awards
- 1961: Premio Larra in Madrid for staging Lope de Vega's Porfiar hasta Morir
- 1971: Premio Casa de las Américas for his play Juan Palmieri
- 1980: Premio Planeta de Novela for his novel Volavérunt.
- 1992: Goya Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Fencing Master.
