Mauricio Rosencof

Mauricio Rosencof
Born	Mauricio Rosencof 30 June 1933 (1933-06-30) (age 78) Florida, Uruguay
Nationality	Uruguayan
Occupation	journalist, writer

Mauricio Rosencof (born June 30, 1933) is a well-known Uruguayan playwright, poet and journalist from Florida, Uruguay. Since 2005 he has been Director of Culture of the Municipality of Montevideo.

He was a founder of the Communist Youth Union and leader of the National Liberation (Tupamaros) (MLN-T) and in 1972 was arrested and tortured. After the coup of 1973 he was held "hostage" with eight more prisoners.^[1] After twelve years in prison and horror, he was released in 1985.^[1]

He lives in Montevideo.

Works

Medio mundo (2009)
Una gondola anclo en la esquina (2007)
El barrio era una fiesta (2005)
Leyendas del abuelo de la tarde (2004)
Las cartas que no llegaron (2003)
La margarita. Historia de amor en 25 sonetos (1994)^[2]
El Vendedor de Reliquias (1992)
Memorias del calabozo (1989, en coautoría con Eleuterio Fernández Huidobro)
El hijo que espera (1988)
El regreso del Gran Tuleque (1987)
El lujo que espera (1986)
El combate del establo (1985)
El saco de Antonio (1985)
Los caballos (1967)
Las ranas (1961)
La valija (1961)
El gran Tuleque (1960)

References

^ ^a ^b "Mauricio Rosencof" (in Spanish). espectador.com. http://www.espectador.com/perspectiva/tertulia/rosencof.htm. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
^ Obra escrita en cautiverio; posteriormente musicalizada por Jaime Roos.

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Name	Rosencof, Mauricio
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Date of birth	June 30, 1933
Place of birth	Florida, Uruguay
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