Tomás Borrás
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Tomás Borrás y Bermejo (10 February 1891, Madrid - 26 August 1976, Madrid) was a Spanish journalist, novelist and playwright.
He attended the Instituto San Isidro, leading to a degree in law, but he practiced for only a short time before deciding to change careers; having been a writer since his youth. As a member of the tertulia at the Café Pombo, he appears in a famous group portrait by José Gutiérrez Solana.[1] He was married to the tonadillera and cupletista, Aurora Jaufrett, who performed under the name "La Goya".
Eventually, he became a journalist, beginning as a collaborator at the informal daily journal, La Nación, during the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera, then took a position with the daily ABC and its associated magazine, Blanco y Negro. Later, he was a participant in the Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional-Sindicalista (JONS), which became the Falange.[2]
During the Francoist dictatorship, he worked for publications such as Vértice, subsequently becoming the Editor of the dailies, F.E. from Seville and España, from Tangiers.[3] He also held several minor political positions.
In 1953, he was named the Cronista Oficial de la Villa de Madrid (Official Chronicler of Madrid). He was also awarded the Premio Nacional de Periodismo and the Premio Nacional de Literatura. Shortly after his death, the street where he had lived for much of his life was renamed for him. The Círculo de Bellas Artes placed a commemorative plaque at the corner.
