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ALFONSO PASO (1926 - 1978) |
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Nationality: Spanish Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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Alfonso Paso was born in Madrid, Spain, as Alfonso Paso Gil on the 12th September 1926. Alfonso Paso had his first premier in 1946 with the play in one act "Un Tic Tac de Reloj". Since 1946, there have been over 200 plays of Alfonso Paso premiered around the world (see synopsis page). Without a doubt, he is the most prolific Spanish author of the XX century and the most produced. In 1960, appeared a cartoon in one of the main newspapers of the country which tries to summarise he success, in which a couple were having coffee, reading the newspaper and planning their evening. In it the husband is shown holding the newspaper open to the theatre and movie section, which shows a play of Alfonso Paso in every one of the most important theatres of Madrid. The husband asked the wife " Which shall it be tonight, the movies or Alfonso Paso?" Repeating his success years later again, in 1968, Paso had 7 plays in, again the most important theatres of Madrid, shown twice daily in each, during several months, the "Full House" sign is hanging outside each one of the seven theatres. Alfonso Paso also became quite famous as an actor and acted in several movies and 4 of his plays " Querido Profesor", "Sosteniendo el Tipo", "Papaito" and "Neron Paso". He also took some of these plays to South America where he acted in several countries. His plays have been translated into more than 24 languages among them Swedish, Italian, English, German, French, Norwegian, Danish, Russian, Check, Hungarian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Turkish or Arabian. Nowadays, 28 years after his death, his plays are still being produced worldwide. In 1963 his play "El canto de la Cigarra" premiered in the Anta Theatre on Broadway, which made Paso the first living Spanish author to have a play on Broadway. Alfonso Paso also co wrote several movies scripts and TV series. His series "El ultimo Cafe" lasted two consecutive years on Spanish TV. During his career Paso's work earned many awards, among them the national Theatre Award in 1957, for his play " El Cielo Dentro de casa". So important was Paso that in 1977 two of his plays, "En el Escorial, Carino Mio" and "El Cielo Dentro de Casa" were being considered by the Swedish Academy for the Nobel Prize. Alfonso Paso died in Madrid, on the 10th July 1978 after losing a terrible battle with the cancer that finally took his life. A more complete biography and synopsis breakdowns of some of his more important works are available on his website. Agent: Almudena Paso
Adaptation / Translations of Plays by Alfonso Paso
Blue Heaven | ||
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| 1st Published: | Dramatists Play Service, NY, 1979 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #9332 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Alfonso Paso (El Cielo Dentro de Casa); | |||||
Synopsis: | Laura and Julian are a middle-aged couple whose marriage has begun to sour. Laura confuses her selfishness with sensitivity, and is increasingly convinced that Julian doesn't "understand" her. There is also the added irritant of Daniel, who is Juliau's assistant and (as Julian suspects) Laura's lover. After a stormy session with Julian she decides to leave him and go off with Daniel. She is obliged to return briefly, however, and it is here that the midsummer madness of the Eve of San Juan takes over. When Laura tiptoes back she is more than slightly perplexed to find that its not a few hours later at all - but ten years in the future. An atomic war has intervened, Spain is under Russian control, and Julian is living with another woman. The old comforts are gone, but Julian is a happy man at last and his changed situation fills Laura with the truth of her own past failures as a wife and a person. But then we are suddenly back in the present and a sobered Laura pleads vainly with Julian for a second chance. Ag | |||||
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Necktie, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | Contained in: "Contemporary Spanish Theater - The Social Comedies" published by SGEL, Madrid, 1983 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #77300 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Alfonso Paso | |||||
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Oh, Mama! No, Papa! | ||
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| 1st Published: | Dramatists Play Service, NY, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #9339 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 3 | ||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Alfonso Paso. From Cosas de Papa y Mama | |||||
Synopsis: | Eleanor (a widow) and Silas (a widower) are both, if you take their word for it, near death's door. Louisa (Eleanor's daughter) and James (Silas' son), having tired of their parents' perpetual grumbling and moaning accompany them to see Dr. Boltthe idea being to get a first-hand report on just what is wrong with their elders. All four meet for the first time in the Doctor's waiting room, and immediately strike up friendships. In fact Eleanor and Silas are smitten with a romantic passion of the sort usually experienced only by the young. This happens to be exactly what the Doctor orderedalthough their children are shocked by such carrying on. Nevertheless love has its way, and in short order Silas is pacing the living room of his apartment in anticipation of a visit from Eleanor. When she arrives the champagne is uncorked, and soon our "outpatients" are billing and cooing like two love birds. The bloom of passion is suddenly deflated by the unexpected appearance of James and Louisa, who manage to make the whole thing seen tawdry and ridiculous, and who decree that their parents are not to see any more of each other. The unrequited lovers are soon as filled with aches and pains as ever, but a trumped-up story of a clandestine meeting and the imminent arrival of a wee one brings the spoil-sport children back in line. | |||||
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Recipe For A Crime | ||
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| 1st Published: | Dramatists Play Service, NY, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #9340 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy Mystery Mystery | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 3 | ||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Alfonso Paso. a free adaptaion of Receta Para un Crimen | |||||
Synopsis: | In their tour of Mexico, Charles and Emlyn arrive at a remote inn in the foothills of the Sierra Madre mountains and a surprise encounter with Lloyd, a friend from Charles' college days. Although their meeting is fortuitous, it also happens that Charles and Lloyd share a common interest in the ancient legend of "El Aguila Negra," the Black Eagle, a Spanish grandee who built the fortress which has since become the guest house of the play. The legend which surrounds him is a tale of murder and unrecovered treasure, and its story is echoed in another unsolved crime which occurred in the same place and under cloudy circumstances just a short while before the action takes place. Adding to the aura of mystery are Laura, a beautiful and taciturn guest from New York; Dr. Anton, the local physician; and Adriana and Daniel, the brother and sister who manage the hostelry. All are, it appears, somehow connected with the most recent murder and all would seem, as well, to provide clues to the untangling of the earlier crime. Charles and Lloyd discuss the limited information available, and Charles becomes convinced that by adding logic where facts are missing he will be able to reconstruct, and solve, both crimes. Charles sets to work in earnest, reluctantly abetted by a timorous Emlyn and then joined by Laura as well. But as the process of reconstruction and reasoning brings the trio closer to the truth, it also draws them ever deeper into danger. The last moments of the play become breathtaking, and the denouement, when it comes, is shattering. | |||||
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