Manuel Galich
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Manuel Francisco Galich López (
He was born in Guatemala to María Isabel López Santa Cruz and Luis Dionisio Galich Urquía and was one of four children. In 1928 he received a scholarship and was accepted into the Escuela Normal para Varones, where he began his secondary schooling. Due to a strike at the Escuela Normal, he was transferred to the Instituto Nacional Central para Varones. There he obtained a masters in
In 1933 Manuel Galich entered into the
From a very early age Manuel Galich was involved in theatre. During his time as teaching, Manuel Galich wrote theatre pieces with his students as the assembly. He began as an actor when he was eleven years old and also did work as a member of the “radioteatro” (radio theatre) for the official radio TGW of Guatemala. After some time he became an author of very valuable works of theatre.
Manuel Galich was one of the most representative young people fighting against the dictatorships of both
From 1944 to 1954 he held various positions including
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- ^ John Shillington Grappling with Atrocity: Guatemalan Theater in the 1990s - 2002 0838639305 Page 42 "Manuel Galich (1913-1984) Manuel Galich was a prolific playwright as well as a left- wing professor and politician. His playwriting evolved from historical drama and costumbristas to nationalistic plays. Carrillo describes him as "un dramaturge ..."