Antonio Larreta
Gualberto José Antonio Rodríguez Larreta Ferreira (14 December 1922 – 19 August 2015), better known as Antonio Larreta or Taco Larreta, was a Uruguayan writer, critic and actor.[1] Born in Montevideo, he was active in Uruguay and Spain.[2]
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[]
- ^ "Falleció el actor Antonio "Taco" Larreta". EL PAIS. 19 August 2015. (in Spanish)
- ^ "Estrenan una Película Argentina que Protagoniza Antonio Larreta". El País. 8 October 2009. (in Spanish)
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- Male novelists
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- People from Montevideo
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- Uruguayan dramatists and playwrights
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