Ana Barrios Camponovo | |
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Born | Montevideo, Uruguay | 20 June 1961
Nationality | Uruguayan |
Occupation(s) | Actress, writer, illustrator |
Awards | Bartolomé Hidalgo Award |
Ana Barrios Camponovo (born 20 June 1961) is a Uruguayan actress, writer, and illustrator. [1]
Ana Barrios Camponovo studied medicine at the Hospital de Clínicas and specialized in traditional Chinese medicine.
She performed in theater in Uruguay and abroad. She was an actress, scriptwriter, and co-writer for the Teatro de la Barraca group in Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil from 1983 to 1987. [2]
Her book Juan y la bicicleta encantada won the Bartolomé Hidalgo Award in 1995. [3] It was published in Mexico, the United States, Canada, and the Philippines. [4]
Alfaguara published her book Quepo Quito, which took 2nd Prize at the Ministry of Education and Culture Awards in 1997. [2]
She lives in Spain where she has an online television program named Universo Infancia .
Year | Award | Book |
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1995 | Bartolomé Hidalgo Award | Juan y la bicicleta encantada |
1997 | Ministry of Education and Culture Award | Quepo Quito |
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