The Juan Carlos Onetti Literary Contest (Spanish : Concurso Literario Juan Carlos Onetti) is a literary award in Uruguay. Originally awarded in 1960, [1] the Intendancy of Montevideo reestablished and renamed the contest after Juan Carlos Onetti, one of the most important Uruguayan fiction writers, in 2011. [2]
Mario Benedetti Farrugia, was a Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet and an integral member of the Generación del 45. Despite publishing more than 80 books and being published in twenty languages, he was not well known in the English-speaking world. In the Spanish-speaking world, he is considered one of Latin America's most important writers of the latter half of the 20th century.
Juan Carlos Onetti Borges was a Uruguayan novelist and author of short stories.
Leonardo Máximo Sbaraglia is an Argentine actor, with extensive credits in both Argentina and Spain. He has also worked in Mexico, and was cast in his first English-language role in Red Lights.
Carlos Rehermann is a Uruguayan novelist and playwright, active since 1990. He has published four novels and staged five plays. He writes weekly columns on the arts. He won the Florencio Prize in 2002 for his play "A la guerra en taxi". Florencio-Nominated, 2006, winner, "Solos en el escenario"-Prize—Centro Cultural de España—for "Basura" ("Filth"). Premio Nacional de Letras for "El examen", based on an episode of the life of Primo Levi, 2008. COFONTE Prize of Dramaturgy for "El examen", 2008.
Ruben Cotelo was an Uruguayan writer, journalist, and literary critic, known for his acute reviews on literature and cinema. He was married and divorced. He had three sons and one daughter. Emiliano Cotelo, his oldest son, is a radio journalist in Uruguay.
Ida Vitale is a Uruguayan poet, translator, essayist, lecturer and literary critic.
Leonardo Garet is a Uruguayan writer, teacher, and member of the National Academy of Uruguay.
The Premio Nacional de las Letras Españolas or National Prize for Spanish Literature is one of several National Prizes awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Culture. First awarded in 1984, it recognises an author's literary career. The prize is 40,000 euros.
Idea Vilariño Romani was a Uruguayan poet, essayist and literary critic.
Aura Garrido Sánchez is a Spanish film and television actress. She has appeared in such films as Stockholm and the television series El ministerio del tiempo.
Juan Carlos Mondragón is a Uruguayan writer and a literary critic.
Sara Mesa is a Spanish writer. Born in Madrid, she has lived in Seville since childhood.
Marcia Collazo Ibáñez is a Uruguayan lawyer, teacher, and writer. She is a recipient of the Bartolomé Hidalgo Revelation Award, Woman of the Year Award in the literary field, First Prize of the Museo de la Memoria and the Ministry of Education and Culture in the Nibia Sabalsagaray Contest, and Morosoli Silver Award in Narrative.
The Santiago Municipal Literature Award is one of the oldest and most important literary awards in Chile Created in 1934 by the municipality of Santiago, its first edition awarded the categories of novel, poetry and theater. Two categories were added soon after – essay, in 1941, and short story, in 1954 – and four other more recently, in 2013 – children's and young adult literature, referential, journalistic research and editing. In 2014 it was decided to start awarding children's and young adult literature separately, making it a total of ten categories.
Javier Viveros is a Paraguayan writer, active member of Academia Paraguaya de la Lengua Española, corresponding member of Real Academia Española and former Vice-president of the Paraguayan Writers Society.
¿Quién es la máscara? is a Mexican talent reality television series produced by Televisa and Endemol Shine Group. It is based on the South Korean television show King of Mask Singer created by Seo Chang-man. Televisa is the second network in the Americas to obtain the franchise of said program. It is hosted by Omar Chaparro and premiered on Las Estrellas on August 25, 2019.
Alicia Escardó Vegh is a Uruguayan writer, cultural manager, and multimedia e-learning content creator.
Sylvia Lago Carzolio is a Uruguayan writer, teacher, and literary critic. She has made a particular focus of women's issues, addressing various conflicts that women encounter in her work.
The Jorge Carrera Andrade Award is a literary award given by the Municipality of Quito, Ecuador to the best poetry book published during the year. It is awarded simultaneously with the Joaquín Gallegos Lara National Fiction Prize, on 1 December of each year. This happens in commemoration of the Day of Quito Interculturality, which takes place as part of the city's founding celebrations.