Nelson Rodrigues
Brazilian playwright, journalist and novelist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Falcão and the second or paternal family name is Rodrigues.
Nelson Falcão Rodrigues (August 23, 1912 – December 21, 1980) was a Brazilian playwright, journalist and novelist. In 1943, he helped usher in a new era in Brazilian theater with his play Vestido de Noiva (The Wedding Dress), considered revolutionary for the complex exploration of its characters' psychology and its use of colloquial dialogue. He went on to write many other seminal plays and today is widely regarded as Brazil's greatest playwright.
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Born | Baptised 23 August 1912 Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil |
Died | 21 December 1980 (aged 68) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Occupation | Playwright, journalist and novelist |
Nationality | Brazilian |
Spouse | Elza Bretanha (1940–1950) Yolanda dos Santos (1952–1962) Lúcia Cruz Lima (1963–1965) |
Children | paulo rodrigues, 5 others |
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