Celestino Gorostiza
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Celestino Gorostiza Alcalá (b. Villahermosa
, January 31, 1904 – d. Mexico City
, January 11, 1967) was a Mexican
theater and cine playwright
, director and dramatist.
. He was co-founder of the Ulises
theater (1927-1928) and of the Orientación
theater (1932), both in Mexico City Gorostiza was married to Araceli Otero Mena, older sister of Clementina Otero
. Araceli gave birth to their daughter Paloma Gorostiza Otero.
He was a numbered member of the Academia Mexicana de la Lengua
and a member of the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas
, as well as director of the department of theater at the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes. Due to his 100th birthday in 2004, a 7 Mex$
memorial stamp was launched.
Villahermosa
Like most of the Tabasco, Villahermosa has a tropical climate. The city specifically features a tropical monsoon climate. Temperatures during spring and summer seasons reach upwards of 40°C , with humidity levels hovering around 30% during the same period...
, January 31, 1904 – d. Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, January 11, 1967) was a Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
theater and cine playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
, director and dramatist.
Biography
Gorostiza, son of Celestino Gorostiza and Elvira Alcalá de Gorostiza, was the older brother of José GorostizaJosé Gorostiza
' was a Mexican poet, educator, and diplomat. For his achievements in the poetic arts, he was made a member of the .-Biography: was born in the riverine city of , then known as , to and . His younger brother would also become an important artist. He moved to Mexico City to attend the National...
. He was co-founder of the Ulises
Teatro Ulises
The Teatro Ulises was an experimental theater, located in the calle de Mesones 42 of Mexico City, that was established around 1927/1928 by Antonieta Rivas Mercado, daughter of the architect Antonio Rivas Mercado, and further members of the group Los Contemporáneos...
theater (1927-1928) and of the Orientación
Teatro de Orientación
The Teatro de Orientación was a modern theater in Mexico City, that was established in 1932, and existed until 1938.Most of the theater group members, which was directed by Celestino Gorostiza, were members of the Los Contemporáneos group, and were members of the former Teatro Ulises before. In...
theater (1932), both in Mexico City Gorostiza was married to Araceli Otero Mena, older sister of Clementina Otero
Clementina Otero
Clementina Otero de Barrios was a Mexican actress and belonged to the pioneers of Mexican avant-garde theater. She was the last living member of the Los Contemporáneos group....
. Araceli gave birth to their daughter Paloma Gorostiza Otero.
He was a numbered member of the Academia Mexicana de la Lengua
Academia Mexicana de la Lengua
The Academia Mexicana de la Lengua is the correspondent academy in Mexico of the Royal Spanish Academy...
and a member of the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas
Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas
The Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas was founded on July 3, 1946 in Mexico City.-History:The following people were present before a notary public during the signing of the document:...
, as well as director of the department of theater at the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes. Due to his 100th birthday in 2004, a 7 Mex$
Mexican peso
The peso is the currency of Mexico. Modern peso and dollar currencies have a common origin in the 15th–19th century Spanish dollar, most continuing to use its sign, "$". The Mexican peso is the 12th most traded currency in the world, the third most traded in the Americas, and by far the most...
memorial stamp was launched.
Director
- Ave de paso (1948)
- Sinfonía de una vida (1946; English title Symphony of Life)
- NanaNana (1944 film)Nana is a 1944 Mexican film by Celestino Gorostiza and Roberto Gavaldón. It is an adaptation of Emile Zola's novel Nana. It was the last film of the Mexican star Lupe Vélez.-Plot:Based in the Emile Zola same name novel...
(1944; together with Roberto GavaldónRoberto GavaldónRoberto Gavaldón was a Mexican film director.Eight of Gavaldón's films were featured on the list 100 Best Movies of the Cinema of Mexico...
)
Writer
- Paraíso robado (dialogue, adaptation; 1951; English title: Stolen Paradise)
- Las mujeres de mi general (1951; based on the story "La soldadera", written together with Joselito Rodríguez)
- Ave de paso (1948; together with Max AubMax AubMax Aub Mohrenwitz was a Spanish experimentalist novelist, playwright and literary critic. In 1965 he founded the literary periodical Los Sesenta , with editors that included the poets Jorge Guillén and Rafael Alberti.-Early life:Aub was born in Paris to a Jewish French mother and German father,...
and María Gesa) - Sinfonía de una vida (1946; together with Max Aub, María Gesa and Pablo González)
- Nana (dialogue; 1944)
- La guerra de los pasteles (story; 1944; English title: War of the PastriesPastry WarThe Pastry War was an invasion of Mexico by French forces in 1838.-Background:The war arose from the widespread civil disorder that plagued the early years of the Mexican republic. In 1828, President Manuel Gómez Pedraza ejected Lorenzo de Zavala from the office of governor of the state of México...
) - Refugiados en Madrid (dialogue; 1938; English title: Refugees in Madrid)
Production supervisor
- ¡Vámonos con Pancho Villa!¡Vámonos con Pancho Villa!Let's Go with Pancho Villa is a Mexican motion picture filmed in 1936.An anti-epic based on a novel, it focuses on the cruelty of the Mexican Revolution and Pancho Villa himself, contrary to most of the Mexican movies about this national hero.The movie is thought to have been the first Mexican...
(1936; American title: Let's Go with Pancho VillaPancho VillaJosé Doroteo Arango Arámbula – better known by his pseudonym Francisco Villa or its hypocorism Pancho Villa – was one of the most prominent Mexican Revolutionary generals....
; English title: Let's Join Pancho Villa)
Theater works
- La Malinche, 1958 (historical drama)
- La leña está verde, 1958
- Columna social, 1953
- El color de nuestra piel, 1952 (three-act play)
- La mujer ideal, 1943
- La reina de la nieve, 1942
- Escombros del sueño, 1938
- El nuevo paraíso, 1930
- Ser o no ser, 1934
- La escuela del amor, 1933
Literature
- Celestino Gorostiza - una vida para el teatro (Spanish), Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, 2004 ISBN 970970325X
- Celestino Gorostiza (1904–1967)- Teatro completo (Spanish), 2004 ISBN 9685422702
External links
- Celestino Gorostiza in the Ibero-American Institute's catalogue