Mireya Cueto

Mireya Cueto was a Mexican puppeteer, writer and dramaturg. She was also co-founder of the national marionette museum Museo Nacional de Títeres in Huamantla, Tlaxcala.

Biography

Cueto, born on February 3, 1922, in Mexico City, is one of two daughters of artists Lola and Germán [Gutiérrez Cueto|Gérman], who were also well-known puppeteers.
Since 2001, the Consejo Nacional para [la Cultura y las Artes] has carried out annually the national puppetry festival "Festival Nacional de Títeres Mireya Cueto" in honor of her. She died on April 26, 2013.