Carlos Llopis
Carlos Llopis (20 January 1913 - 6 April 1970) was the shortened name used by the Spanish dramatist Carlos Fernández Montero Llopis.[1] He wrote around 50 comedies almost all of which were staged in Madrid and theatres across Spain and Latin America.[2]
Biography
Llopis was born in Madrid. His parents were actors.[2] He came from the same generation as Miguel Mihura and Enrique Jardiel Poncela. Known for original insights and agile dialogues,[3] the tone he cultivated was one of sophisticated bourgeois comedy. The dramatist-critic Alfredo Marquerie described his style as halfway between Arniches and Jardiel.[1] Although he was less celebrated by critics than some of his contemporaries, in his own day many of his dramas were received with much acclaim by theatre audiences.[4]
His more memorable pieces included:
- Nosotros, ellas y el Duende (1946)
- Con la vida del otro (1947)
- ¡Oh, doctor! (1950)
- La cigüeña dijo sí (1951)
- La vida en un bloc (1952)
- ¿De acuerdo, Susana? (1955)
- El amor tiene su aquel (1955)
- En cualquier Puerta del Sol (1956)
- ¿Qué hacemos con los hijos? (1959)
- Mi mujer, el diablo y yo (1962)
Some of these were adapted as films.
Llopis also wrote libretti for several Revues, including La cuarta de A. Polo (1951) and Oriente y accidente (1952) for the comic trio Zori, Santos y Codeso.
References
- 1 2 "Centenario de Carlos Llopis (1913-2013)". 20 January 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- 1 2 "HA MUERTO CARLOS LLOPIS —El autor de «La vida en un block» contaba cincuenta y siete años" (PDF). A.B.C. DIARIO ABC, S.L., Madrid. 7 April 1970. p. 79. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ↑ "Carlos Llopis (Madrid, 1913 – 1970)". Grupo Éride. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ↑ "Biografía de Carlos Llopis". Comparte Libros. Retrieved 9 March 2016.