María Luisa Aragón
María Luisa Aragón (died February 11, 1974)[1] was a Guatemalan playwright, actress, and radio producer.
Aragon was a native of Guatemala City;[2] her date of birth is given in various sources as 1897,[3] 1899,[4][5] or 1910.[6] She joined the Grupo Artístico Nacional in 1918; in 1945 she ceased stage activity and turned instead to the radio, broadcasting a program entitled Radioteatro Infantil, La voz de Guatemala. Other programs which she produced or created include Milagroso Señor de Esquipulas and El precio de una honra, both for Radio Reloj; with Armando Moreno Morales she developed El Tribunal de la Alegria and La Tremenda Corte. She also wrote numerous works for the stage;[3] although theatrical performances were significantly curtailed under the dictatorship of Jorge Ubico, plays such as hers and those of Manuel Galich were encouraged.[7] Continuing her acting career, Aragón toured with a variety of foreign theatrical troupes; on film she was seen in El Sombrerón and Cuando vuelvas a mí, and she appeared on television as well. She received the Quetzal de Oro from the Asociación de Periodistas de Guatemala in 1961, and she was made a member of the Order of the Quetzal by the government of Guatemala.[3]
Works
Plays
- Un loteriazo en plena crisis
- Amargo secreto
- El misterio de la cumbre
- Tempestad en el alma
- El tesoro de los pobres
- También los ricos sufren
- El testamento del compadre
- Falsa acusación
- La fuerza de la verdad
- La Cipriana
- Martín esta celoso
- Madre querida
- Amor indio
- Así es Guatemala
- ¿Por qué pecan la mujeres?
- En la zarabanda nació el amor
- Senderos de angustia
- Cadenas de un pecado
- Entre el amor y el orgullo
- En la red de su pecado
- La culpa de los padres
- Frente al destino
- Esclavo de su honra
References
- ^ Almorza, A. (1994). Historia de la radiodifusión guatemalteca (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ^ Sagarmínaga, C.H.S. (1998). Biografías: 146 escritores nacionales y más (in Spanish). Foto Publicaciones. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ^ a b c d Fry, M.F. (2018). Historical Dictionary of Guatemala. Historical Dictionaries of the Americas. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-5381-1131-4. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ^ Herrera, J.F.C. (1982). Los Tepeus: generación literaria del 30 en Guatemala. Colección Ensayo (in Spanish). Grupo Literario Editorial "Rin 78". Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ^ Salguero, Jairon. "TEATRISTAS CHAPINES: MARIA LUISA ARAGON".
- ^ Holmberg, A.; Solorzano, C. (2014). World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Volume 2: The Americas. Taylor & Francis. p. 287. ISBN 978-1-136-11836-4. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ^ Shea, M.E. (2001). Culture and Customs of Guatemala. Culture and customs of Latin America and the Caribbean. Greenwood Press. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-313-30596-2. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ^ "Maria Luisa Aragón". WikiGuate. February 27, 2015.