Delia Fiallo

Delia Fiallo
Fiallo in 2012
Fiallo in 2012
Born(1924-07-04)4 July 1924
Havana, Cuba
Died29 June 2021(2021-06-29) (aged 96)
Coral Gables, Florida, U.S.
OccupationAuthor, screenwriter[1][2]
LanguageSpanish
GenreRomance
Notable works
  • Lucecita
  • La señorita Elena
  • Tu mundo y el mío
  • Esmeralda
  • Kassandra
  • Una muchacha llamada Milagros
  • La Zulianita
  • Guadalupe
  • Marielena
  • Leonela
  • Cristal
  • Monte calvario[3]
Years active1960–1985
SpouseBernardo Pascual

Delia Fiallo (4 July 1924 – 29 June 2021) was a Cuban author and screenwriter. She was known for writing many romance novel. She was nicknamed the "mother of the Latin American telenovela".[4]

Fiallo died on 29 June 2021 at the age of 96, at her home in Coral Gables, Florida.[5]

References

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  1. ↑ "Cumbre de Telenovela crea premio Delia Fiallo" [Telenovela Summit creates Delia Fiallo prize]. El Universo (in Spanish). 6 November 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2016.[permanent dead link]
  2. ↑ "Premios Delia Fiallo en la proxima IX Cumbre Mundial de la Industria de la Telenovela y Las Series de Ficcion" [Delia Fiallo Prizes at the 9th Summit of the Telenovela and Fiction Series Industry]. TVMAS (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Delia Fiallo al Mundo del Cine
  4. ↑ "¡Delia Fiallo cumple 90!" [Delia Fiallo turns 90!]. El Nuevo Herald (in Spanish). 29 June 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2016 – via YouTube.
  5. ↑ TIM, Televisa. "Muere Delia Fiallo, escritora de 'El privilegio de amar' y 'Esmeralda', a los 96 años". Las Estrellas TV (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2021.