Vicente Leñero
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Vicente Leñero Otero (June 9, 1933 – December 3, 2014) was a Mexican novelist, journalist, and playwright. He wrote numerous books, stories, and plays, including a theatrical adaptation of
Works
Leñero was born in
Soon after, Leñero turned to playwriting, adapting Los albañiles to drama format in 1970, as well as La carpa (1971) and an adaptation of Los hijos de Sánchez (The Children of Sanchez, 1972). He was influential in starting the documentary genre of theater in Mexico, and two of his notable works are Pueblo rechazado and El juicio. In the 1980s, Leñero released several successful nonfiction books, La gota de agua, and Asesinato: el doble crimen de los Flores Muñoz.
His work also extends to other genres. Leñero worked as a screenwriter for .
He also adapted the story from Fuera del cielo for its film version that was released in 2007.
Leñero died of lung cancer in Mexico City on December 3, 2014, aged 81.[2][3]
Selected filmography
- Miroslava (1993)
Further reading
English
- Vicente Leñero: the novelist as critic, Danny J. Anderson, 1989
- The Mexican novel comes of age, Walter M. Langford, 1971
- Antiheroes: Mexico and its detective novel, Ilan Stavans, 1997
- Contemporary Authors Online, Thomson Gale, 2004
Spanish
- Vicente Leñero, Vicente Leñero, 1967
- Lecturas desde afuera : ensayos sobre la obra de Vicente Leñero, Kirsten F. Nigro, 1997
- Vicente Leñero : ensayos sobre su obra dramática, Domingo Adame, 1994
References
- ISBN 9780313262715. Retrieved September 5, 2018 – via Internet Archive.
- ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
- ^ "Mexican writer Vicente Leñero dies at 81". El Universal. December 3, 2014.
External links
- Interview with La Revista
- Biography on El Poder de la Palabra. Accessed September 27, 2005