Elena Fortún
Elena Fortún | |
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![]() Elena Fortún in 1935 | |
Born | María de la Encarnación Gertrudis Jacoba Aragoneses y de Urquijo 18 November 1886 |
Died | 8 May 1952 Madrid, Spain | (aged 65)
María de la Encarnación Gertrudis Jacoba Aragoneses y de Urquijo (18 November 1886 in
Life
She was the daughter of Leocadio Aragoneses, a
.Her husband, Gorbea, a playwright, was a member of the
Spanish Civil War
Although a member of the Lyceum Women's Club, Encarna Aragoneses was not engaged in any political activity, however she believed that the Second Spanish Republic would end illiteracy and bring equality into women's lives. At the start of the Spanish Civil War she stayed in Madrid with her husband who was loyal to the Republic. In Celia en la revolución (1987), an accurate portrayal of Republican Spain during the siege of Madrid, the author wonders who is right and expresses her own thoughts and sufferings of the war through Celia who is horrified at the uncompromising positions of both sides.[3] In 1938 she became a member of the Comisión del Teatro de los Niños and in July her play Moñitos (Baubles) was staged.
Exile
Later that year she and her husband went to
In 1957, a few years after her death, María Martos de Baeza and playwright Matilde Ras sponsored a fund raising effort to erect a monument in her honor in the Parque del Oeste in Madrid. The relief which shows Elena Fortún between two children was designed by the Murcian sculptor José Planes. In Córdoba there are the beautiful Jardines Escritora Elena Fortún named in her honor;[6] as well as the streets, Calle Elena Fortún in Madrid, Las Rozas de Madrid, Valdetorres de Jarama and, in Málaga, the Calle Escritora Elena Fortún.
In 1993 Celia, lo que dice, Celia novelista and Celia en el colegio were adapted into a series of six episodes for Spanish television and directed by José Luis Borau.
In November 2019, her book Celia en la revolución was adapted by Alba Quintas into a theater play, directed by María Folguera. It premiered at the Valle-Inclán Theater of the Spanish National Drama Center.[7][8]
Writings
- Celia, lo que dice (1929)
- Celia en el colegio (1932)
- Celia novelista (1934)
- Celia en el mundo (1934)
- Celia y sus amigos (1935)
- Cuchifritín el hermano de Celia (1935)
- Cuchifritín y sus primos (1935)
- Cuchifritín en casa de su abuelo (1936)
- Cuchifritín y Paquito (1936)
- Las travesuras de Matonkiki (1936)
- Matonkiki y sus hermanas (1936)
- Celia madrecita (1939)
- Celia institutriz en América (1944)
- El cuaderno de Celia (1947)
- La hermana de Celia (1949)
- Mila, Piolín y el burro (1949)
- Celia se casa (cuenta Mila) (1950)
- Patita y Mila estudiantes (1951)
- La hermana de Celia: Mila y Piolín
- El arte de contar cuentos a los niños (1947)
- Los cuentos que Celia cuenta a las niñas (1950)
- Los cuentos que Celia cuenta a los niños (1951)
- Celia en la revolución (1987)
- Oculto Sendero (2016)
References
- ^ Abades City Council
- ^ Patricia Jorge Rubio, The magic works of Elena Fortún: the revolutionary tales of young Celia, RTVE.ES, April 16, 2002
- ^ PÉREZ, Janet & IHRIE, Maureen The Feminist Encyclopedia of Spanish Literature , Greenwood Publishing Group (2002), pp. 243
- ^ El Sitio de Concha (2 September 2008). "Celia's creator". El Sitio de Concha.
- ^ PÉREZ, Janet & IHRIE, Maureen The Feminist Encyclopedia of Spanish Literature , Greenwood Publishing Group (2002), pp. 244-245
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Rocío Garcia, El País, October 31, 2019
- ^ Javier Vallejo, El País, November 16, 2019