Eduardo Mendicutti

Eduardo Mendicutti
Eduardo Mendicutti
Born	(1948-03-24)March 24, 1948 Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Cádiz, Andalucia, Spain

Eduardo Mendicutti (born March 24, 1948) is a Spanish writer and journalist. ^{[1] [2]} Mendicutti was ranked among the top 50 most influential gays in Spain. ^[3]

Background

Mendicutti was born in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, near Cádiz, a province of Spain where he attended the Instituto Padre Luis Coloma de Jerez school. ^[4] In 1972, Mendicutti moved to Madrid where he studied journalism and began writing for newspapers and magazines. Mendicutti had a column in the El Mundo, a daily newspaper since its foundation, wrote stories for the now defunct gay Zero and is currently a commentator on television. In 2014, El Mundo ranked him 28 in the most influential 50 gays in Spain saying he is very active in the gay movement. ^{[3] [5]} For his public activism, a plaza was built in his honor at his native city.

Mendicutti and Spanish writer Almudena Grandes, who died in 2021, were very good friends. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Works

Novels

• Una mala noche la tiene cualquiera (1982) ^[9]
• El salto del ángel (1985)
• Siete contra Georgia (1987)
• Tiempos mejores (1989)
• El palomo cojo (1991)
• Última conversación (1991)
• Los novios búlgaros (1993)
• Yo no tengo la culpa de haber nacido tan sexy (1997)
• El beso del cosaco (2000)
• El ángel descuidado (2002)
• Duelo en Marilyn City (2003) ^[10]
• California (2005)
• Ganas de hablar (2008) ^[11]
• Mae West y yo (2011)
• Otra vida para vivirla contigo (2013)
• Furias divinas (2016) ^[12]
• Malandar (2018)
• Para que vuelvas hoy (2020) ^[13]

Short stories

• Fuego de marzo (1995).
• "Solamente una vez", in the anthology Tu piel en mi boca (2004).
• Pasiones fugaces (2004). ^[14]
• "Canela y oro", in the anthology Lo que no se dice (2014).

Chronicle

• La Susi en el vestuario blanco (2003). Crónicas veraniegas publicadas en el diario El Mundo , corregidas y completadas.

Other

• Testimonio en la antología Fobias. Diez escritores cuentan sus miedos (2002). ^[15]

Awards

Mendicutti has received a number of awards for his works: ^[16]

• Premio Sésamo 1973 for Tatuaje
• Café Gijón 1974 for Cenizas
• Ciudad de Barbastro 1982 Short story award for Una mala noche la tiene cualquiera
• Premio Cáceres 1984 Short story award for Última conversación
• La Sonrisa Vertical 1987 finalist for Siete contra Georgia
• Premio Nacional de Narrativa 1992 finalist for El palomo cojo
• Andalucía de la Crítica 2002 award for El ángel descuidado ^[17]
• Nino Gennaro Award, 2012, from the Sicilia Queer filmfest ^[18]
• Premio Pluma Literaria 2017 ^[19]

Film adaptions

• El Palomo cojo (1995), ^[20] film directed by Jaime de Armiñán, adapted from novel by the same name.
• Bulgarian Lovers (2003), ^[21] film directed by Eloy de la Iglesia, adapted from novel by the same name.

References

1. A. Cala (May 15, 2013). ""Jugar con la educación es peligroso"". Diario de Jerez (in Spanish). Retrieved March 25, 2020.
2. S. C. (March 2, 2020). "Eduardo Mendicutti pronunciará la conferencia inaugural de la Feria del Libro de Sevilla". ABC (newspaper) (in Spanish). Retrieved March 25, 2020.
3. Romo, José Luis (June 28, 2014). "Los 50 homosexuales más influyentes de España en 2014". El Mundo (España) (in Spanish). Retrieved March 25, 2020. EDUARDO MENDICUTTI. Escritor. El columnista de ELMUNDO es una de las plumas más afamadas del movimiento...
4. Redacción (November 4, 2017). "Eduardo Mendicutti abre los actos del 180 aniversario del Coloma". Diario de Jerez (in Spanish). Retrieved March 25, 2020.
5. "Eduardo Mendicutti: "Siempre ha habido novela heterosexual"". Zenda (in Spanish). October 8, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
6. Belausteguigoitia, Santiago (March 26, 2007). "Mendicutti considera 'El corazón helado' una novela "dolorosa y sensual"". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved January 14, 2022.
7. Gracia, Jordi (November 29, 2021). "La emoción de realismo". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved January 13, 2022.
8. Cruz, Juan (June 4, 2018). ""No entiendo que para ser respetable un gay haya de someterse a los convencionalismos"". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved January 13, 2022.
9. Aguilar, Federico (August 15, 2021). "Eduardo Mendicutti: Una mala noche la tiene cualquiera". El Imparcial (in Spanish). Retrieved January 13, 2022.
10. "Duelo en Marilyn City – Eduardo Mendicutti". Lecturalia (in Spanish). January 13, 2022.
11. Molina, Margot (February 21, 2008). "Mendicutti rescata el lenguaje coloquial en 'Ganas de hablar'". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved January 14, 2022.
12. Solano, Francisco (July 25, 2016). "Asalto al cielo con tacones". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved January 14, 2022.
13. "Eduardo Mendicutti, "Para que vuelvas hoy"". RTVE.es (in Spanish). June 23, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
14. "Pasiones Fugaces. Eduardo Mendicutti, Miguel Ángel de Rus y Antonio Gómez Rufo". www.edicionesirreverentes.com. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
15. "Fobias. Diez escritores cuentan sus miedos". www.elcultural.com. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
16. "50 PREGUNTAS A EDUARDO MENDICUTTI". Qué Leer (in Spanish). March 11, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
17. Aguilar, Pilar Muñoz (December 18, 2021). "La afirmación de Andalucía". Diario Córdoba (in Spanish). Retrieved January 13, 2022.
18. "Eduardo Mendicutti gana el premio Nino Gennaro". Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). May 30, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
19. Avanzis. "FELGTB da a conocer las personas, entidades y obras premiadas en la XI edición de sus Plumas y Látigos" (in Spanish). FELGTB. Archived from the original on May 7, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
20. El palomo cojo , retrieved March 25, 2020
21. Bulgarian Lovers , retrieved March 25, 2020