Margarita Urueta
Margarita Urueta was a Mexican writer. She wrote plays, novels and essays, both for the general public and for children. Her style ranges from realism to avant-garde and absurdist.
Biography
Margarita Urueta began writing at the age of seven. As a young girl, she made a trip to Europe, where she studied and became acquainted with the new trends in theatre and which would later influence her own works.She was primarily noted as dramaturge. She held the position of president of the Teatro de México and was the owner of the Jesús Urueta Theatre in Mexico City.
She was the daughter of the Mexican revolutionary Jesús Urueta and author of his biography, entitled Jesús Urueta. Historia de un gran desamor and published in 1964.
She was the sister of Cordelia Urueta, a noted painter, and the prominent filmmaker Chano Urueta, both Mexican.
Selected works
Cinema
Hombres de mar . Filmed with Arturo de Córdova and Pedro Armendáriz.Plays
San Lunes Una hora de vida. Mansión para turistas Ave de sacrificio Duda infinita La mujer transparente Grajú Teatro nuevo de Margarita Urueta El señor perro El hombre y su máscara El Ruido Juanito Membrillo Caminata de las Tres Marías. Pastorela. Sin fecha.Poderoso caballero es don dinero La muerte de un soltero- ''Confesiones de Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz''
Novels
Espía sin ser Mediocre- ''Hasta mañana, compadre''