35.23.234.24 at 20:50, 27 April 2025

2025-04-27T20:50:33Z

New page

{{Short description|Mexican playwright}}
{{Infobox writer 
| name = Carlos Solórzano Fernández
| honorific_prefix =
| honorific_suffix =
| image = Dr Carlos Solorzano-01.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption =
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| pseudonym =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1922|05|6}}
| birth_place = [[San Marcos, Guatemala|San Marcos]], Guatemala
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2011|03|30|1919|05|6}}
| death_place = [[Mexico City]], Mexico
| resting_place =
| occupation =
| language = Spanish
| nationality = Mexican
| ethnicity =
| religion =
| citizenship =
| education =
| alma_mater =
| period =
| genre = Playwright
| subject =
| movement =
| notableworks =
| spouse = [[Beatriz Caso]]
| partner =
| children =
| relatives =
| awards =
| signature =
| signature_alt =
| module =
| website = 
| portaldisp =
}}
''' Carlos Solórzano Fernández ''' (May 6, 1922 – March 30, 2011) was a Guatemalan-born Mexican playwright. He is considered one of the most important playwrights in Guatemalan history.<ref name="Literatura">{{cite web|url=http://www.literaturaguatemalteca.org/solorzano.htm|title=Carlos Solórzano|publisher=Literatura Guatemalteca|accessdate=March 11, 2009}}</ref> His contribution to the theater in Latin America range from his plays to articles in theater journals and encyclopedias, and essays related to the history and anthology of Latin theater.<ref name="Barnes">{{cite web|url=
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Crossroads-and-Other-Plays-by-Carlos-Solorzano/Carlos-Solorzano/e/9780838634851|title=Crossroads and Other Plays by Carlos Solorzano|publisher=Barnes and Noble|accessdate=March 11, 2009}}</ref>

==Biography==
Carlos Solórzano was born in 1919 to a wealthy family in [[San Marcos, Guatemala|San Marcos]] in Guatemala.<ref name="Barnes"/>

In 1939 Carlos Solórzano moved to Mexico. In 1945 he graduated from the [[Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México]] as an architect, as a master and doctor of letters 1946–1948. His first play, ''Espejo de novelas'', was penned in 1946. In 1948, a grant from the [[Rockefeller Foundation]] permitted him to study drama at [[University of Paris|Sorbonne]], Paris, France.<ref name="Literatura"/><ref name="Barnes"/> During his studies in France, he became acquainted with many prominent men of letters such as [[Albert Camus|Camus]] and [[Ghelderode]] and their influence and dramatic style would be a major influence in his later works as indeed in increasing his interest in theatrical subjects in general.<ref name="Barnes"/>

Solórzano returned to [[Mexico City]]. He began writing a number of plays, some of which are important to Mexican theatre today. ''Doña Beatriz, la sin ventura'' (1954), ''El hechicero'' (1954), ''Las manos de Dios'' (1957), ''El crucificado'' (1957), ''Los fantoches'' (1959), ''Tres actos'' (1959) are amongst his notable works in the 1950s. His play ''El crucificado'', is a reenactment of [[Jesus Christ]]'s [[Crucifixion of Christ|crucifixion]]. A number of his works are [[allegory|allegorical]] ranging from political allegories with hidden agendas to explorations of the reason for man's existence.<ref name="Barnes"/>

Solórzano represented Mexico in the first playwrighting workshop in Puerto Rico in 1960 and in 1963 was representative of Mexico's Festival of Theater of Nations in Paris with his work ''Los fantoches''. He attended the XI Congreso de Literatura Iberoamericana in [[Austin, Texas]].<ref name="Literatura"/>

Solórzano is a recipient of the [[Miguel Ángel Asturias]] Award (Premio Nacional de Literatura 'Miguel Ángel Asturias') given to those who excel in literature in Guatemala.<ref name="Literatura"/> He was awarded this honor in 1989.

Solórzano was an active university lecturer and director. He has served as the director of the Teatro Universitario as well as the director of the [[Museo Nacional de Teatro]]. He has lectured in several universities in the United States including [[Columbia University]], the [[University of Southern California]], and the [[University of Kansas]].<ref name="Barnes"/> He was a professor at the Autonomous University of Latin America, and an editor of the theatrical encyclopedia, ''Enciclopedia Mundial del Teatro Contemporaneo'', before he died in 2011.<ref name="Barnes"/>

Solórzano died in Mexico City, on March 30, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.letralia.com/250/0330solorzano.htm |title=Letralia 250 | Noticias | Murió el dramaturgo guatemalteco-mexicano Carlos Solórzano |publisher=Letralia.com |date= |accessdate=2011-12-19}}</ref>

==Plays==
* ''Espejo de Novelas'' (1946)
* ''Doña Beatriz, la sin ventura'' (1954)
* ''El hechicero'' (1954)
* ''Las manos de Dios'' (1957)
* ''[[El Crucificado]]'' (1957)
* ''Mea culpa'' (1958)
* ''Los fantoches de andalucia'' (1959)
* ''Cruce de vías'' (1959)
* ''Tres actos'' (1959)
* ''Los falsos demonios'' (1963)
* ''El zapato'' (1971)
* ''El sueño del angel''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Solorzano. Carlos}}
[[Category:1922 births]]
[[Category:2011 deaths]]
[[Category:People from San Marcos Department]]
[[Category:Mexican male dramatists and playwrights]]
[[Category:Guatemalan dramatists and playwrights]]
[[Category:Guatemalan male writers]]
[[Category:Guatemalan emigrants to Mexico]]
[[Category:20th-century Mexican dramatists and playwrights]]
[[Category:20th-century Mexican male writers]]

Carlos Solórzano - Revision history

35.23.234.24 at 20:50, 27 April 2025