Eduardo Mendicutti

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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]

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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

Short stories

Chronicle

Other

Awards

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

Film adaptions

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