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.

Born in Montevideo, he attended Elbio Fernández School. During his career he was active in both Uruguay and Spain.

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.

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