Antonio Larreta
Gualberto José Antonio Rodríguez-Larreta y Ferreira (14 December 1922 – 19 August 2015), better known as Antonio Larreta or Taco Larreta, was a Uruguayan writer, critic and actor. Antonio Larreta was born in Montevideo, he attended Elbio Fernández School. During his career he was active in both Uruguay and Spain.
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Antonio Larreta
Pic, Roger (1920-2001). Photographe · Bibliothèque nationale de France · Public domain
- Name
- Antonio Larreta
- Birth Name
- Gualberto José Antonio Rodríguez-Larreta y Ferreira
- Born
- 14 December 1922
- Birthplace
- Montevideo, Uruguay
- Died
- 19 August 2015 (aged 92)
- Occupation
- writer, critic, actor
- Awards
- Premio Bartolomé Hidalgo Premio Planeta Premio Casa de las Américas Goya Awards Iris Award
- Nationality
- Uruguay
- Known for
- Curro Jiménez
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• Name — Antonio Larreta • Birth Name — Gualberto José Antonio Rodríguez-Larreta y Ferreira • Born — 14 December 1922 • Birthplace — Montevideo, Uruguay • Died — 19 August 2015 (aged 92) • Place of death — Montevideo, Uruguay • Occupation — writer, critic, actor • Awards — Premio Bartolomé Hidalgo Premio Planeta Premio Casa de las Américas Goya Awards Iris Award
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Antonio Larreta appears in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a dramaturge, writer and film critic (14 December 1922 – 19 August 2015). Antonio Larreta was born on 14 December 1922 in Montevideo and died on 19 August 2015 in Montevideo.
Selected works
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)
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Life and career
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2015
Antonio Larreta died at Montevideo.
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- “Antonio Larreta”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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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.
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Pic, Roger (1920-2001). Photographe · Bibliothèque nationale de France
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Pic, Roger (1920-2001). Photographe · Bibliothèque nationale de France
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- 1.El País. Falleció el actor Antonio "Taco" Larreta.
- 2.Elbio Fernández. Ex Alumnos de Honor o Destacados.
- 3.Medallas a granel.
- 4.informaworld. Antonio Larreta in exile.
- 5.El País. Estrenan una Película Argentina que Protagoniza Antonio Larreta.
- 6.TV3. Margarita Xirgú, la desterrada.
- 7.El País. Falleció el actor Antonio "Taco" Larreta.
- 8.El País. Prosista exquisito.
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