Enrique Jardiel Poncela
Enrique Jardiel Poncela (15 October 1901 – 18 February 1952) was a Spanish playwright and novelist who wrote mostly humorous works. In 1932-33 and 1934 he was called to Hollywood to help with the Spanish-language versions shot in parallel to the English-language films. His daughter, Evangelina, wrote a book entitled, Mi padre (My Father).
Enrique Jardiel Poncela
Crónica Magazine, Madrid, Spain, 1936, May, Number 340 · Public domain
- Born
- Enrique Jardiel Poncela was born on 15 October 1901. · Madrid.
- Died
- Enrique Jardiel Poncela died on 18 February 1952. · Madrid.
- Nationality
- Spain.
- Occupation
- screenwriter, playwright, writer, actor, film director, novelist and journalist.
- Fields
- creative and professional writing, theatre and theatre performance.
- Education
- Institución Libre de Enseñanza and Instituto San Isidro.
- Known for
- We Thieves Are Honourable.
- Honours
- National Theater Prize.
- Languages
- Spanish.
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Enrique Jardiel Poncela (15 October 1901 – 18 February 1952) was a Spanish playwright and novelist who wrote mostly humorous works. In 1932-33 and 1934 he was called to Hollywood to help with the Spanish-language versions shot in parallel to the English-language films. His daughter, Evangelina, wrote a book entitled, Mi padre (My Father).
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Enrique Jardiel Poncela studied at Institución Libre de Enseñanza and Instituto San Isidro. The recorded working language is Spanish. The field of work recorded is creative and professional writing, theatre and theatre performance. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are dramaturgy and theatre. Works named in the authority record are We Thieves Are Honourable. Distinctions recorded are National Theater Prize.
Amor se escribe sin hache (1928) Espérame en Siberia, vida mía Pero... ¿hubo alguna vez once mil vírgenes? (1931) La tournée de Dios (1932)
Short stories compilations
Short stories compilations
El libro del convaleciente Pirulís de la Habana Exceso de equipaje
Theatre
Theatre
El príncipe Raudhick, 1919. La banda de Saboya, 1922. Mi prima Dolly, 1923. ¡Te he guiñado un ojo!, 1925. La hoguera, 1925. La noche del Metro, 1925. ¡Achanta que te conviene!, 1925. El truco de Wenceslao, 1926. ¡Qué Colón!, 1926. ¡Vamos a Romea!, 1926. Se alquila un cuarto, 1925. Fernando el Santo, 1926. No se culpe a nadie de mi muerte, 1926. Una noche de primavera sin sueño (1927) El cadáver del señor García (1930) Usted tiene ojos de mujer fatal (1932) Angelina o el honor de un brigadier (renamed Angelina o un drama en 1880, 1934) Un adulterio decente (1935) Las cinco advertencias de Satanás (1935) Intimidades de Hollywood, 1935. La mujer y el automóvil, 1935. El baile, 1935. Morirse es un error (renamed Cuatro corazones con freno y marcha atrás, 1935) Cuatro corazones con freno y marcha atrás (1936) Carlo Monte en Monte Carlo (operetta with music by Jacinto Guerrero, 1939) Un marido de ida y vuelta (1939) Eloísa está debajo de un almendro (1940) Los ladrones somos gente honrada (1940) El amor sólo dura 2.000 metros (1941) Madre (el drama padre) (1941) Es peligroso asomarse al exterior (1942) Los habitantes de la casa deshabitada (1942) Blanca por fuera y Rosa por dentro (1943) Las siete vidas del gato (1943) A las seis en la esquina del bulevar (1943) Es peligroso asomarse al exterior (1945) Tú y yo somos tres (1945) El pañuelo de la dama errante (1945) El amor del gato y del perro (1945) Agua, aceite y gasolina (1946) El sexo débil ha hecho gimnasia (1946) Como mejor están las rubias es con patatas (1947) Los tigres escondidos en la alcoba (1949)
Los ladrones somos gente honrada, de Jardiel Poncela, cía. The grand cast (U. Valladolid), en el marco del IV Festival Nacional de Teatro Universitario en la sala Matadero Lab de Toledo, 2019.
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Enrique Jardiel Poncela, interpretado por Sirio en un momento de mal humor.
Sirio García · This file comes from Biblioteca Nacional de España periodical archive, and is available under the digital ID: f66aa87d-a11c-4900-ac64-e3154877d4f1
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Enrique Jardiel Poncela died on 18 February 1952.
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Enrique Jardiel Poncela was born at Madrid.
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Enrique Jardiel Poncela died at Madrid.
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Bibliography printed in the source article · 17
- Ariza Viguera, M., Enrique Jardiel Poncela en la literatura humorística española, Fragua, 1973 ( ).
- Conde Guerri, María José et al., El teatro de Enrique Jardiel Poncela, Caja de Ahorros y Monte de Piedad de Zaragoza, Aragón y Rioja, 1985 ( ).
- Conde Guerri, María José, El teatro de Enrique Jardiel Poncela: aproximación crítica, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, 1981 ( ).
- Congreso de Literatura Española Contemporánea (junio de 1992, Málaga), Jardiel Poncela: teatro, vanguardia y humor, actas del Sexto Congreso de Literatura Española Contemporánea, Universidad de Málaga, 10 al 13 de noviembre de 1992 ( ).
- Escudero, Carmen, Nueva aproximación a la dramaturgia de Jardiel Poncela, Editum: Ediciones de la Universidad de Murcia, 1981 ( ).
- Fernán Gómez, Fernando, El tiempo amarillo. Memorias 1943-1987, Debate, Madrid, 1990, t. II.
- Florez Diez, Rafael, Jardiel Poncela Ediciones y Publicaciones Españolas, 1969 ( ).
- François, Cécile, Personaje femenino e intertextualidad paródica en la trilogía novelesca de Enrique Jardiel Poncela, Visor Libros, 2016 ( )
- François, Cécile, Enrique Jardiel Poncela et la rénovation de l'écriture romanesque à la fin des années 20, ANRT, 2005 ( )
- Gallud Jardiel, Enrique, Enrique Jardiel Poncela: la ajetreada vida de un maestro del humor, Espasa-Calpe, 2001 ( ).
- Greco, Barbara, L'umorismo parodico di Enrique Jardiel Poncela: i romanzi, Alessandria, Edizioni dell'Orso, 2014 ([[International Standard Book Number| ]])
- Jardiel Poncela, Evangelina, Enrique Jardiel Poncela, mi padre, Biblioteca Nueva, 1999 ( ).
- Nemencia Legás, María, Margarita Ramírez de Arellano Apellániz y Susana, Eloísa está debajo de un almendro, de Enrique Jardiel Poncela, Madrid (Comunidad Autónoma), Servicio de Documentación y Publicaciones, 2004 ( ).
- Sánchez Castro, Marta: El humor en los autores de la „otra generación del 27“: Análisis lingüístico-contrastivo - Jardiel Poncela, Mihura, López Rubio y Neville. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 2007.
- Valls, Fernando, y Roas Deus, David, Enrique Jardiel Poncela, Eneida, 2002 ( ).
- Ventín Pereira, José Augusto, Los juglares radiofónicos del siglo XX: Jardiel Poncela, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Instituto Universitario de la Comunicación Radiofónica, 1998 ( ).
- Vida y obra de Enrique Jardiel Poncela Siglo Ilustrado, 1970 ( ).
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