He is one of the most relevant contemporary Cuban playwrights. Artistic director, professor, General Director of Teatro Caribeño. His theater is distinguished by explorations in popular culture and Afro-Cuban traditions. In his dual role as actor and director, he has been characterized by the search for a theater inspired by popular life and the traditions of our syncretic culture, especially in the Yoruba influence, which exists among us in that magical-religious complex that is Santería, a synthesis of the worship of the Yoruba Orishas with Spanish popular Catholicism. Important contemporary Cuban playwright. His intellect is responsible for works of the Caribbean such as: Maria Antonia, Calixta Comité and Mi Socio Manolo; he also has pieces that recreate Yoruba mythology. His work is representative of the old popular art in Cuba.
Born in the municipality of Cerro, Eugenio completed his primary studies in an Adventist school. In 1951 he entered the Superior School 18, Annex to the Normal School of Teachers, and later studied at the School of Arts and Crafts specializing in Chemistry, while working as a leather craftsman and receiving secretarial classes in a public school. In 1953 he joined the Popular Socialist Youth and wrote his first theatrical pieces: El pequeño Herodes, Con el corazón del alma and Hoy como ayer y más que antier.
His artistic life began in 1956. His dramatic literature celebrates the popular, with a perspective that avoids prejudices and stereotypes, while recreating the mythology of Yoruba origin with its narrativity, symbols and deities. His work María Antonia, considered among the most important Cuban theatrical pieces of the second half of the twentieth century, is a faithful exponent of this. It is a theater of intense social concern and recurrent philosophical tone.
He has represented Cuban culture on numerous occasions. His theater has been performed on the Island and in other places in the region such as Martinique-Guadeloupe, Venezuela and Mexico. Also in several cities of the United States, Canada, Argentina, Spain and France.
Eugenio Hernández's theater has transcended the ephemeral nature of the stage and has moved into national cinema. "Mi socio Manolo" led to the film "The Useless Life of My Partner Manolo", directed by Julio García Espinosa, (ICAIC) 1989, while the mythical theatrical "María Antonia" was the basis for the homonymous film directed by Sergio Giral (ICAIC), 1990. He was also co-screenwriter of the films "Patakín" (1982), "Roble de olor" (2003), and of the film script for "El Mayor". He has taught workshops and lectures on dramaturgy for theater and film at the International School of Film and Television of San Antonio de los Baños.
He has taught classes in Cuba and abroad. He has also developed valuable seminars on rituals and theatricality, a particularly dear subject, and has been a speaker at international forums. High-impact events such as the Casa de las Américas Literary Prize; the Festival of New Latin American Cinema in Havana and the UNEAC Literature Contest have counted on his participation as a member of the respective juries. He is a member of the Expert Group of the National Council of the Scenic Arts and of the National Council of UNEAC and Representative of the National Council of the Scenic Arts in CARIBNET. For his work "La Simona", he received the Theater Prize of the Casa de las Américas Contest in 1977. In 1995 he was awarded the Alejo Carpentier Medal by the Council of State of the Republic of Cuba. In 2005 he received the National Theater Prize, the highest distinction of the Cuban stage.
CHRONOLOGY
1983
He performs collective work with master Atahualpa del Cioppo and Sara Laroca.
Recognition for his participation and contribution for a theatrical proposal presented at the International Workshop of New Theater (ITI), held in Havana.
Decorated with the Distinction for National Culture.
1984
The National Union of Workers of Culture awards him the Raúl Gómez García Distinction, in recognition of his achievements during 25 years or more in the sector.
1985
Participates in the First International Folklore Laboratory, Folkcuba 85.
Letter of thanks from the Faculty of Scenic Arts, Higher Institute of Art (ISA), for his work as Tutor in the Course, and in the development of Diploma Work during the academic year 1984-1985.
Jury member of the Camagüey Theater Festival 86.
The Literature Section of the National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba awards him a Diploma on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of his Birth, for his outstanding work within Cuban Literature.
1987
The Cuban Center of the ITI and the Ministry of Culture of Cuba elect him to be part of the Cuban delegation to the XXII Congress of the ITI held in the City of Havana, Cuba. Member of the Artistic Council of the Mella Cultural Complex.
The National Court of Artistic Evaluation is created, and he is elected permanent member of said Court.
Appointed General Director of the Popular Art Theater Company and the Verdún Hall.
1989
Elected member of the Expert Group of the National Council of the Scenic Arts, of the Ministry of Culture of Cuba.
Serves on the Casa de las Américas Literary Prize Jury, alongside José Monleón and Patricia Ariza.
Jury member at the VI National Festival of Film, Radio and Television, Caracol 89.
Recognition for his valuable participation and contribution to Caracol 89.
Directs and teaches classes on dramaturgy in the Dramaturgy Workshop sponsored by the Scenic Arts and Dramaturgy sections of UNEAC and the Provincial Direction of Culture of the City of Havana.
1990
Founds and directs the Teatro Caribeño company of the National Council of the Scenic Arts.
1991
The Lion and the Jewel, by Wole Soyinka, which he directs for the Teatro Caribeño Group, is selected by the direction of the Cádiz Festival to participate in said Festival.
The Lion and the Jewel is selected among several shows to be presented at the Madrid Autumn Festival.
Participates as a speaker representing Cuba at the Forum on Surrealism and Vanguard in the Theater of the Spanish Language La Madraza, Sala Caballeros XXIV, Granada, Spain, with the attendance of numerous speakers, moderator: José Monleón and Luis Molina.
The Association of Scenic Artists of the National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba awards him a Diploma for the staging and artistic direction of The Lion and the Jewel, considering it among the Ten Best works staged in 1991.
1992
UNEAC awards him Special Recognition for his 30 years of artistic life and the 25th Anniversary of the staging of "María Antonia".
UNEAC awards him the Staging Prize for the work "The Lion and the Jewel".
1994
Appointed Director of the Bertolt Brecht Cultural Center.
Selected for a writing grant in France, at the Regional Center Dos Lettres, Languedoc-Roussillon Region starting in November 1994 and ending in February 1995, occasion on which he writes "The Chosen One".
1995
Premieres of "Suchel" and "The Venerable" at the National Theater of Cuba (Covarrubias Hall), with Teatro Caribeño, in co-production with the National Theater of Cuba, with the Version and Direction by Humberto Alfonso.
Professor of acting and direction at the Higher Institute of Art (ISA).
María Antonia returns to the stage, in a version by Tito Junco in co-direction with Yulky Cary, for Teatro Arte Popular.
"Suchel" participates in the International Theater Festival of Havana 1995, under the Direction of Eugenio Hernández, with a corrected version over Humberto Alfonso's version.
Invited by La Chartresse de Villenueve lez Avignon to the Avignon Festival, in July 1995.
He is awarded the "Alejo Carpentier" Medal.
1996
The Plaza Vieja theatrical group premieres "María Antonia" in a very free version and direction by Huberto Llamas.
Dramatized readings of some scenes from "The Chosen One" at meetings organized by the specialized magazine Tablas.
"High Risk" Winner of the Critics' Prize for best staging and finalist for the Best Text Prize at the Camagüey Theater Festival 96.
The Provincial Direction of Culture of the City of Havana, and the Direction of the Municipal Assembly of People's Power of Guanabacoa, select him as a special guest at the Theoretical Sessions of the 8th Festival of African Roots "Wemilere"
Certificate from ESCENARTE and the Center for Cultural Development of the Ministry of Culture of Cuba, for his participation in the Marketing Seminar.
Mariposa Prize "Chez Monique", for his notable work as Playwright and Theater Director
Tribute Plaque La Avellaneda, for his notable work as Playwright and Theater Director at the Camagüey Theater Festival 1996.
Teaches the Workshop "Syncretic character and ritual of representation and its theatricality" at the International Seminar Rite and Representation. Sponsored by the Tablas magazine of the National Council of the Scenic Arts in coordination with the FERNANDO ORTIZ Foundation.
1997
Segismundo Prize in Dramatic Theater for Best Text, for his work "Lizard Stepping on the Good" at the 9th Festival of Monologues and One-Person Shows.
Diploma of recognition from the National Council of the Scenic Arts of Cuba, for the 30th Anniversary of the premiere of the work "María Antonia".
Diploma from the Central University of Las Villas, for his outstanding trajectory in the development of Cuban dramaturgy.
Diploma awarded by the National Folkloric Group of Cuba, for the work carried out in the development of the artistic company.
Diploma from the Municipal Direction of Culture of the Municipality of Plaza de la Revolución in the City of Havana, for his contribution to National Culture.
Diploma from the Provincial Direction of Culture of Ciego de Avila, for the achievements in the development of the Scenic Arts.
Diploma from the "Blanquita Becerra" dance workshop, and from the Rampa Popular Council, for his encouraging support and substantial backing in the development of the very important community work.
1998
Omar Valdés Prize, the highest distinction of the Association of Scenic Artists of the National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba, for the body of his work.
Premiere of his work "Obba Yurú"
Presentations of "High Risk" at the XXII International Theater Festival Victoria-Castriz, Spain; at the XIII Ibero-American Theater Festival of Cádiz, Spain; and at the Ibero-American Theater Exhibition of the Cultural Center of the Villa of Madrid, Spain.
Presentations of "Lizard Stepping on the Good" and "Rosa la Coimbra" at the Camagüey Theater Festival
1999
Diploma from the Municipal Direction of Culture of the Municipality of Havana del Este, for his contribution to National Culture.
Nominated for the National Theater Prize of Cuba
President of the X International Festival of Monologues Segismundo, Havana, Cuba
Segismundo Prize, from the X International Festival of Monologues Segismundo, for the text of his theatrical piece "Oba Yurú"
Premiere of "Ochún and the Parrots", on July 20 at the Teatro Principal of Sancti Spíritu
Receives from Sancti Spíritu the Commemorative Seal 60th Anniversary of the Founding of the C.T.C for his entire artistic trajectory.
Publishes a fragment of his work "Manzano" in the First Issue of "The Infinite Island" directed by Cintio Vitier.
Publishes his theatrical piece "Emelina Cundiamor", in the Anthology of Monologues "The Solitude of the Actor" by Waldo González
"Ochún and the Parrots" is selected to participate in the IX Theater Festival of Havana.
Publishes "The Venerable" in the Tablas magazine 4/18.
Member of the International Jury of New Latin American Cinema of Havana.
Teaches Workshop at the International School of Film and Television of San Antonio de los Baños, Havana, for second-year students in the screenwriting specialty.
Jury member for Theater in the National Literature Contest of UNEAC.
His theatrical piece "High Risk" is presented in the city of Toulouse, France, in representation of Cuban artistic production.
Member of the National Council of UNEAC.
Premiere of "High Risk" in Miami, U.S.A., by the Cultural Group La Mateodora.
Finishes as co-screenwriter, with director Rigoberto López, his second feature film screenplay ROBLE DE OLOR.
2000
Nominated, for the second consecutive time, for the National Theater Prize of Cuba.
Teaches a second Workshop at the International School of Film and Television of San Antonio de los Baños, Havana, for second-year students in the Screenwriting specialty.
Travels to Haiti with a high-level Cuban cultural delegation invited for the premiere of the documentary Port Prince by Rigoberto López.
The delegation is welcomed by President Jacque Preval
Appointed representative of the National Council of the Scenic Arts in Caribnet
Travels to Martinique and Guadeloupe invited by Ewlyne Guillaume, director of the KS and Co theatrical company to give lectures on: "presence of Santería in his theater as author and director".
Gives lectures at the Sant-Jacque Fund "Centre des Culturales et des de la Caribe" and at the "municipal mediatheque of Martinique and Guadeloupe.
Receives "The Tulip of Cerro" in recognition of his artistic work.
Receives Diploma of Recognition from TEATRO CIMARRON for his Outstanding work in theatrical creation and community promotion.
"Ochún and the Parrots" is selected to participate in the Camagüey Theater Festival, 8th Edition.
The Association of Writers of UNEAC and the Camagüey Theater Festival award the SANTIAGO PITA Prize to "Ochún and the Parrots" for the best Cuban text presented at the event.
2001
Nominated for the third consecutive time for the National Theater Prize.
Participates as a member of the National Council of the Union of Writers and Artists (UNEAC) in its Congress.
"HIGH RISK" is selected in its new scenic version for the HAVANA THEATER FESTIVAL
Premiere of the new scenic and artistic version of HIGH RISK and the new cast: Nelson González and Estrella Borbón, at the Covarrubias Hall of the National Theater of Cuba, within the framework of the HAVANA THEATER FESTIVAL
Writes Tíbor Galarraga; Let Josefa Arrive and I Swear to You Juana that I Want To.
Writes with filmmaker Rigoberto López the script for the film El Mayor, based on the life and work of Major General Ignacio Agramante y Loynaz.
Alto Riesgo is published in Cinco Obras en un acto. Selection, prologue and notes by Waldo González López. Editorial Letras Cubanas.
Lagarto Pisabonito wins the Prize for Best Text at the I International Festival of Monologues, in Miami, United States. Actor Nelson González also receives the Prize for Best Male Acting for his interpretation of this monologue.
Teatro Cimarrón awards him the Calibán Distinction "for his extraordinary contributions to the traditional popular culture of the Caribbean", at the inaugural act of the Festival of Scenic Orality BarrioCuento 200.
Teatro Caribeño of Cuba performs High Risk and the monologue Lagarto Pisabonito at the International Theater Festival of Havana.
Travels to Guadeloupe in a cultural exchange of Teatro Caribeño of Cuba with the Siyaj L' Archipel company.
Elected National Vanguard Worker of the Union of Culture Workers.
Nominated for the National Theater Prize.
2002
Writes ¿Quién engaña a quién?
Founds and presides over the I Small Format Theater Festival of Havana, with the sponsorship of the National Council of the Scenic Arts of Cuba and the Center for Theater and Dance of Havana.
El Venerable is presented in Guadeloupe, in dramatized reading by actors Nelson González (Teatro Caribeño of Cuba) and Gilbert Laumord (Siyaj Company), and with the collaboration of L'Habitación Matouba L'atelier Théâtral de Gerbille-Réache.
Teaches an Acting Workshop at the Université des Antilles de Guadeloupe.
Attends the Oerol Festival —Terschelling (NL) — invited by Serge Noayell, director of Le Styx Théâtre Châtillon, with the show Avec le temps… Con el tiempo.
Nominated for the National Theater Prize.
2003
Writes the puppet play for adults Delirium Tremens; and the absurdist theater piece Coexistence.
Conducts a tour through Saint Vincent, Grenada, Dominique and Martinique, with the show Avec le temps… Con el tiempo.
Gives the lecture Rite and Representation in Caribbean Theater, at L'Office Municipal de la Culture de Pointe-E-Pitre, in Guadeloupe.
Teatro Caribeño of Cuba presents Emelina Cundiamor and Lagarto Pisabonito at the International Theater Festival of Havana.
Teatro Caribeño of Cuba and the Siyaj L'Archipel company present Avec le temps… Con el tiempo in Guadeloupe and Martinique.
The film Roble de Olor, by Rigoberto López, with screenplay by Eugenio Hernández Espinosa and Rigoberto López, premieres at the 25th Festival of New Latin American Cinema.
Teatro Caribeño of Cuba premieres Tíbor Galarraga with the performance of Wilfredo Candebat and staging by Eugenio Hernández Espinosa.
Nominated for the National Theater Prize.
2004
Editorial Letras Cubanas publishes A Shared Passion: María Antonia. Selection and prologue by Inés María Martiatu. Includes the work and essays by distinguished Cuban critics: The Silence of the Excluded (Graziella Pogolotti), Goat that Breaks the Drum: Santería, Gender and Race in María Antonia (Inés María Martiatu), María Antonia and Her Godmother: Two Sides of the Dodecahedron (Lázara Menéndez), María Antonia and Camila: Grace and Punishment (Amado del Pino), María Antonia: Love or Curse (Antón Arrufat), The Voice of the Other. Tradition and Orality in the Cerro of María Antonia (Alberto Curbelo), Tragedy, Eroticism and Identity in María Antonia (Waldo González López), María Antonia: The Linearization of Vocal Arrangement (Rufo Caballero) and Conversation with María Antonia (Forty Years Later) (Georgina Herrera).
Tíbor Galarraga wins the UNEAC Prize for Theater Santiago Pita, as Best Cuban Text of the National Theater Festival of Camagüey. It also receives the Text Prize at the XIII Small Format Theater Festival of El Mejunje, in Santa Clara, Villa Clara.
The staging of Emelina Cundiamor wins the Popularity Prize at the V International Festival Autumn Blue, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Monse Duany also wins the Prize for Best Female Acting.
The Provincial Direction of Culture of Santiago de Cuba awards him the Heredia Plaque, as "a just tribute to his work and for his significant contributions in favor of national culture".
The Provincial Direction of Culture in Havana awards him the Tropical Gypsy Distinction.
Presides over the II International Festival of Small Format Theater of Havana.
Teatro Caribeño of Cuba premieres ¿Quién engaña a quién? with staging by Eugenio Hernández Espinosa.
Teatro Caribeño of Cuba and the Siyaj L'Archipel company premiere the patakín The Venerable, in Guadeloupe. With this show it is presented at the International Festival of Fort de France, Martinique, and at the Festival Beyond the Seas at Le Theatre de L' Espée de Bois, Cartoucherie, in Paris, France.
The event Prometheus awards him a Diploma of Recognition "For his valuable contribution to the development of the artistic movement of amateurs of the scenic arts".
Nominated for the National Theater Prize.
2005
On January 4 he receives the National Theater Prize.
Teatro Cimarrón premieres Quiquiribú Mandinga with staging by Alberto Curbelo.
Argos Teatro premieres Oyá Ayawá with staging by Pancho García.
Teatro Caribeño of Cuba brings to the stage its second version of The Lamentations of Obba Yurú with staging by Eugenio Hernández Espinosa. It also premieres Jazz, by Georges Mauvois, Casa de las Américas Prize 2004, directed by Hernández Espinosa.
The Folkloric Ballet of Camagüey premieres its dance version of María Antonia with staging and choreographies by Reynaldo Echemendía.
Teatro Cimarrón awards him the Honorary Juan Candela Prize at the opening of the International Festival of Scenic Orality BarrioCuento 2005, for "the rescue of the griot, the apkwaló and the popular storyteller in his work".
The testimony The Black Pupil: Theater and Homeland in Eugenio Hernández Espinosa, by Alberto Curbelo, wins the Reason to Be Prize of the Alejo Carpentier Foundation.
He is declared Illustrious Son by the Provincial Assembly of People's Power of Havana.
Nominated for the National Literature Prize.
2006
Writes Cheo Malanga.
Selected Theater by Eugenio Hernández Espinosa is published. Selection and prologue by Inés María Martiatu. Volume I: Calixta Comité; María Antonia; and Mi socio Manolo. Volume II: La Simona; The Chosen One; and The Raft. Cuban Theatrical Repertory. Editorial Letras Cubanas.
Nominated for the National Literature Prize.
2007
Writes Twelfth Night; and The Night of the Arachnids.
Editorial Letras Cubanas publishes Selected Theater, with selection and prologue by Inés María Martiatu. Includes: Calixta Comité; María Antonia and Mi socio Manolo (Volume I); La Simona; The Chosen One and The Raft (Volume II). For this anthology he wins the Critics' Prize
The Tablas magazine and the National Council of the Scenic Arts organize the colloquium Seventy Eugenios.
Teatro Caribeño of Cuba premieres Fish in the Net with staging by Eugenio Hernández Espinosa.
The Provincial Assembly of People's Power of Villa Clara awards him the Sarapico Prize "for his exceptional contribution to the development of Cuban culture".
Nominated for the National Literature Prize.
2008
Writes Aerophagia and After the Piñata (which includes Before the Piñata, The Piñata and After the Piñata: The Meeting)
Teatro Cimarrón awards him the Lydia Cabrera Prize, "for the rescue of Afro-Caribbean traditions in his work", at the closing of the Festival of Scenic Orality BarrioCuento 2005.
The documentary A Song of a Journey by Alina Morante Lima premieres.
The Cuban Institute of the Book dedicates to him its space The Author and his Work, from July 16, with a panel made up of Rogelio Martínez Furé, Gerardo Fulleda León and Alberto Curbelo.
The Faculty of Law of the University of Havana awards him the Cultural Identity Prize at the Theater Festival "Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda".
Nominated for the National Literature Prize.
2009
Editorial Letras Cubanas publishes Quiquiribú Mandinga, 2 volumes, with selection and prologue by Alberto Curbelo. Includes: Oyá Ayawá; Obba Yurú or The Lamentations of Obba Yurú; Odebí, The Hunter; Ochún and the Parrots; The Venerable or The Eternal Kindnesses of The Most Excellent Lord Venerable; Emelina Cundiamor; Tíbor Galarraga; Chita doesn't eat peanuts; and Quiquiribú Mandinga (Volume I); La Machuca; María of the Knives; The Masiguere; Lagarto Pisabonito; Fish in the Net; Cheo Malanga; El Ambia; and High Risk (Volume II).
Teatro Caribeño of Cuba premieres Cheo Malanga with staging by Eugenio Hernández Espinosa.
Nominated for the National Literature Prize.
2010
Emelina Cundiamor is published in Monologues at the Teatro Terry. Works presented at the Cuban Monologue Festivals (2003-2009). Selection and notes by Miguel Callejas and Ileana Ferriol. Alarcos Editions.
Teatro Cimarrón awards him the Mackandal Prize at the XIII edition of the Festival of Scenic Orality BarrioCuento. This company also premieres the monologue Gladiola The Empress with the performance of actor and singer Jesús Julián García and staging by Alberto Curbelo.
Nominated for the National Literature Prize.
2011
Teatro Caribeño of Cuba premieres María Antonia with staging by Eugenio Hernández Espinosa.
The testimony The Black Pupil: Theater and Homeland in Eugenio Hernández Espinosa, by Alberto Curbelo, receives Honorable Mention in the UNEAC Prize.
Calixta Comité is published in Volume II of Dramaturgy of the Revolution (1959-2008), 30 works in 50 years. Concept and selection by Omar Valiño, Alarcos Editions.
Nominated for the National Literature Prize.
2012
Odebí the Hunter is published in From the Palenque to the Stage. Critical Anthology of Afro-Latin American Theater. Selection and prologue by Juanamaría Cordones-Cook and María Mercedes Jaramillo. Editorial National University of Colombia, Bogotá.
Nominated for the National Literature Prize.
2013
Sapito Matraca premieres at the Havana Café Teatro Brecht with staging and artistic direction by Nelson González.
Nominated for the National Literature Prize.
2014
Nominated for the National Literature Prize.
2015
Nominated for the National Literature Prize.
2016
Writes Ecliptic.
The Ocean Theater project premieres Delirium Tremens.
The Cuban Film Library awards him Special Recognition for being the most filmed Cuban playwright.
Nominated for the National Literature Prize.
2017
Gladiola the Empress is published in the anthology Cuba Queer. Editorial Ibermedia.com.
María Antonia is published in Black Theater in Perspective: Black Drama and Scene in Brazil and in Cuba. Selection and prologue by Marcos Antonio Alexandre. Editorial Male, Rio de Janeiro.
Nominated for the National Literature Prize.
2018
Teatro Caribeño premieres the monologue Ecliptic, with the performance of Estrella Borbón and artistic direction by Nelson González.
Nominated for the National Literature Prize.
2019
The Cuban Institute of the Book announces that the International Book Fair of Havana 2020 will be dedicated to researcher Ana Cairo and playwright Eugenio Hernández Espinosa.
Prizes and Recognition
At the tribute The Author and his Work (22-3-2017)
Mariposa Prize Chez Monique, for his work as playwright and theater director, 1996
Tribute Plaque La Avellaneda, at the Camagüey Theater Festival, 1996
Segismundo Prize in Dramatic Theater for Best Text, 1997
Omar Valdés Prize, from the Association of Scenic Artists of the National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba, for the body of his work, 1998
National Theater Prize 2005
Distinction for National Culture, 1983
Raúl Gómez García Distinction, 1984
Alejo Carpentier Medal, 1995
Tulip of Cerro Distinction, 2000
National Literature Prize 2020
Most Important Works
Fish in the Net, 1960
María Antonia, 1964
Calixta Comité, 1969
Mi Socio Manolo, 1971
La Simona, 1973
Obba and Changó, 1980
Odebí the Hunter, 1982
Emelina Cundiamor, 1987
Oyá Ayawá, The Venerable, 1991
Lizard Stepping on the Good, 1998
High Risk, 1999
Quiquiribú Mandinga, 2001
Tíbor Galarraga, 2004
Who Deceives Whom?, 2005
The Lamentations of Obba Yurú, 2006
Cheo Malanga, 2009
Gladiola, the Empress, 2010
The Masiguere
Ochún and the Parrots
La Machuca
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(b. Havana, November 15, 1936; d. Havana, October 14, 2022). Playwright and screenwriter. Founder of several theatrical groups, including Teatro Caribeño, created in 1990. According to historian Luciano Castillo, "Hernández Espinosa has been characterized by the search for a theater inspired by popular life and the traditions of syncretic culture, especially in Yoruba influence. In his prolific production two thematic strands are evident: the assumption of the popular without class prejudices, as expressed in several pieces, among these Calixta Comité (1980), and others in which Yoruba mythology takes center stage: Odebí, the Hunter (1982), Obba and Changó (1983), Ochún and the parrots (1999), The Venerable and The Chosen One. For La Simona (1977), he received the Casa de las Américas Prize".
For film he has contributed the screenplays and adaptations of Patakín (1982), by Manuel Octavio Gómez, The Useless Death of My Partner Manolo (1989), by Julio García-Espinosa, María Antonia (1990), by Sergio Giral, Roble de olor (2003), by Rigoberto López, and El Mayor (2020), by Rigoberto López.
In 2005 he received the National Theater Prize, and in 2020, the National Literature Prize.
Filmography
1982: Patakín, by Manuel Octavio Gómez (Co-screenplay)
1989: The Useless Death of My Partner Manolo, by Julio García-Espinosa
1990: María Antonia, by Sergio Giral
2003: Roble de olor, by Rigoberto López (Co-screenplay)
2020: El Mayor, by Rigoberto López (Co-screenplay)
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