Carlos Llopis (20 January 1913 – 6 April 1970) was the shortened name used by the SpanishdramatistCarlos Fernández Montero Llopis.[1] He wrote around 50 comedies almost all of which were staged in Madrid and theatres across Spain and Latin America.[2]
Llopis was born in Madrid. His parents were actors.[2] He came from the same generation as Miguel Mihura and Enrique Jardiel Poncela. Known for original insights and agile dialogues,[3] the tone he cultivated was one of sophisticated bourgeois comedy. The dramatist-critic Alfredo Marquerie[es] described his style as halfway between Arniches and Jardiel.[1] Although he was less celebrated by critics than some of his contemporaries, in his own day many of his dramas were received with much acclaim by theatre audiences.[4]
