Carmen Beltrán

Carmen Celia Beltrán
Carmen Celia Beltrán
Born	Carmen Celia Beltrán; February 19, 1905; Durango, Mexico
Died	May 26, 2002 (aged 97); Tucson, Arizona, United States
Nationality	American
Occupation	Writer
Known for	Writing, directing and designing the play México Ayer Y Hoy

Carmen Celia Beltrán (February 19, 1905 – May 26, 2002) was a Mexican-American writer of poetry, plays, essays, and radio and religious dramas.

Early life

Beltrán was born in

San Pedro de las Colonias.^[1]

The family arrived in

music studio and taught band classes, inspiring his daughter.^[1] Beltrán graduated from San Antonio High School in 1924 and began teaching Spanish and working for a Spanish language publishing firm. She wrote for Spanish-language journals in San Antonio and worked on radio. During this period she had a brief marriage and two daughters, Norma and Yolanda. At her death she had six grandchildren and many great grandchildren.^[2]

Life in Tucson

When a year comes to an end, a page out of the album of our life is completed, and a new one is placed before us. What changes did take place in our spirit? If we could read very carefully the completed page forgetting its contents, what would we feel? Will it have been a wasted year? If we were happy, will a sigh escape us when the year ends?…
--"Meditaciones de año Nuevo" by Carmen Beltrán [1]

Between 1938

interpreter independently and for the Industrial Commission of Arizona.^[2]

In 1952 Beltrán created the performance México Ayer Y Hoy, which reflected on the history of

César Award and in 1992 the Arizona Historical Society founded the Carmen Celiá Beltrán Hispanic Theatre Archives.^[1] She died 26 May 2002 from breast cancer.^{[Note 1]}^[1]^[2]

Legacy

In 2006 Beltrán was honored with a place in the University of Arizona's Women's Plaza of Honor.^[1]

Notes

^ The University of Arizona's Women's Plaza of Honor states she died in 2002.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Jennifer Joan Oas (2011). "Carmen Beltrán". Women Honored. Women's Plaza of Honor. Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Carmen Beltrán". Arizona Women's Heritage Trail. 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.

[3] The University of Arizona's Women's Plaza of Honor states she died in 2002.

[WPH-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Jennifer Joan Oas (2011). "Carmen Beltrán". Women Honored. Women's Plaza of Honor. Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2011.

[AWHT-2] "Carmen Beltrán". Arizona Women's Heritage Trail. 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.

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