Antonio Larreta
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rodríguez Larreta and the second or maternal family name is Ferreira.
Gualberto José Antonio Rodríguez Larreta Ferreira (born 14 December 1922 in Montevideo), better known as Antonio Larreta or Taco Larreta, is a Uruguayan writer, critic and actor. He has been active in Uruguay and Spain.[1]
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.
References
- ↑ "Estrenan una Película Argentina que Protagoniza Antonio Larreta". El País. 8 October 2009. (Spanish)