Francisco Nieva
Francisco Morales Nieva (29 December 1924 – 10 November 2016) was a Spanish playwright. Francisco Nieva was born in Valdepeñas, he moved to Madrid at an early age to train at the San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. He was a member of the avant-garde literary movement called Postismo.
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- Name
- Francisco Nieva
- Birth Name
- Francisco Morales Nieva
- Born
- 29 December 1924
- Birthplace
- Valdepeñas (Ciudad Real), Spain
- Died
- 10 November 2016
- Place of death
- Madrid, Spain
- Occupation
- Playwright
- Awards
- Prince of Asturias Award for Literature
- Nationality
- Spain
- Fields
- Spanish drama · literary activity · directing · scenography
- Honours
- Princess of Asturias Literary Prize · Mariano de Cavia' Price · Alcalá City Awards · Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts · Medalla de las Letras Juan Alcaide
- Languages
- Spanish
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Francisco Morales Nieva (29 December 1924 – 10 November 2016) was a Spanish playwright. Francisco Nieva was born in Valdepeñas, he moved to Madrid at an early age to train at the San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. He was a member of the avant-garde literary movement called Postismo.
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Francisco Nieva (1924–2016) was a Spanish director, painter and playwright, among other activities. Born in Valdepeñas, the director died in Madrid.
Francisco Nieva was a member of Academia de las Artes Escénicas de España and Royal Spanish Academy and held the position of Member of the Royal Spanish Academy. The director was active in directing, literary activity and scenography.
Genres include dramaturgy and theatre. Languages used include Spanish. Works by Francisco Nieva are held at Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía. The director received Alcalá City Awards, Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts and Mariano de Cavia' Price, among others.
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Between 1948 and 1963, he lived in Paris where his acquaintances included modernists such as Ionesco and Beckett. His first published work Es bueno no tener cabeza appeared in 1971. A past winner of the Asturias Award, he was considered to be a leading candidate for the Cervantes Prize. Nieva was elected to Seat J of the Real Academia Española on 17 April 1986, he took up his seat on 29 April 1990.
The recorded working language is Spanish. The field of work recorded is Spanish drama, literary activity and directing. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are dramaturgy and theatre. Positions recorded include Member of the Royal Spanish Academy. Work by Francisco Nieva is recorded in the collections of Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía. Distinctions recorded are Princess of Asturias Literary Prize, Mariano de Cavia' Price, Alcalá City Awards and Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts.
Teatro-Auditorio Francisco Nieva y monumento a San Juan Bautista de la Concepción (Valdepeñas, Ciudad Real)
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• Honorific Prefix — The Most Excellent • Name — Francisco Nieva • Birth Name — Francisco Morales Nieva • Born — 29 December 1924 • Birthplace — Valdepeñas (Ciudad Real), Spain • Died — 10 November 2016 • Place of death — Madrid, Spain • Occupation — Playwright • Awards — Prince of Asturias Award for Literature
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Francisco Nieva is recorded with the occupation screenwriter. Classed in the genre dramaturgy. Classed in the genre theatre. Recorded as having received Princess of Asturias Literary Prize, Mariano de Cavia' Price and Alcalá City Awards.
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1924
Francisco Nieva was born on 29 December 1924.
2016
Francisco Nieva died on 10 November 2016.
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Francisco Nieva received Princess of Asturias Literary Prize, Mariano de Cavia' Price, Alcalá City Awards, Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts and Medalla de las Letras Juan Alcaide.
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Awards
• National Theatre Award (1980) • Asturias Award for Literature (1992) • National Dramatic Literature Award (1992) • Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts (1996) • Madrid Region Culture Award (2007) • Corral de Comedias Award at the Almagro Festival (2010)
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Francisco Nieva worked in Spanish drama, literary activity, directing, scenography and painting. Recorded position is Member of the Royal Spanish Academy. He belonged to Royal Spanish Academy and Academia de las Artes Escénicas de España.
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