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Delia Fiallo
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Overview
Born
July 4
,
1924
·
Havana, Cuba
Died
June 29
,
2021
·
Coral Gables, Florida, USA
(undisclosed)
Nickname
La madre de la telenovela
Mini Bio
Delia Fiallo was born on July 4, 1924 in Havana, Cuba. She was a writer, known for
María del Mar (1978)
,
El peñón del Amaranto (1993)
and
La señorita Elena (1967)
. She was married to Pascual, Bernardo. She died on June 29, 2021 in Coral Gables, Florida, USA.
Family
Spouse
Pascual, Bernardo
(1952 - March 2019) (his death, 5 children)
Trivia
She started out writing radionovelas in Cuba in 1949, a decade before Castro came to power, and emigrated to Miami in 1966.
She studied philosophy and literature at the University of Havana, and won a prize for one of her short stories, which helped spark her career.
Quotes
Some friends say I could have chosen a more literary genre. But this is what I feel most comfortable with. You can touch more people this way than with any book. Novelas are full of emotions, and emotions are the common denominator of humanity.
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