Alonso Alegría Amézquita (born July 14, 1940)[1] is a Peruvian playwright and theatre director. The son of journalist Ciro Alegría, he is known for his work in Nubeluz.[2]

Alonso Alegría
BornJuly 14, 1940
Santiago, Chile
Occupation(s)Playwright, theatre director
Notable workNubeluz

Early life

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Alegría was born on July 14, 1940, in Santiago de Chile, where he remained for nine months.[1] He and his brother Ciro were the children of Ciro Alegría and Rosalía Amézquita, only meeting his father in 1957 after he returned from his 23-year exile in Cuba with the return to democracy in Peru.[3][4] He was educated at Markham College,[5][6] later studying architecture at the National University of Engineering, but left to study theatre at Yale University with a Fulbright scholarship.[1]

In 1990, he was hired to work on a new children's TV show for PANTEL, which became known as Nubeluz.[2] Alegría formed a creative team that included the participation of a linguist (Clara Cavagnaro), a graphic designer (Fernando Gagliuffi) and two writers (Catalina Lohmann and Maritza Kirchhausen).[7]

Personal life

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His son Gabriel is a musician of Afro-Peruvian jazz at New York University.[8]

Works

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Palacios Yábar, Mijail (2022-07-07). "Alonso Alegría, dramaturgo: "Castillo resultó ser un corrupto, un ignorante e inepto"". Perú 21.
  2. ^ a b Chávez Noriega, Jorge (2020-09-14). ""Nubeluz": empezó como un dibujo hecho con lapiceros y le cambió la vida a los niños en toda Latinoamérica". El Comercio.
  3. ^ "El río Ciro Alegría". El Comercio. 2017-02-17.
  4. ^ Batalla, Carlos (2024-06-14). "Ciro Alegría: las revelaciones de su regreso al Perú en 1957 tras 23 años de exilio". El Comercio.
  5. ^ "El príncipe George pagará 23 mil dólares anuales en su colegio. ¿Cuánto cuestan los más caros de Lima?". Cosas. 2017-09-08.
  6. ^ Caretas: ilustración peruana (in Spanish). 2008. p. 8.
  7. ^ Días, Fernando (2005). El Éxito de Nubeluz (in Spanish). Panorama.
  8. ^ "Gabriel Alegría cosecha éxitos con disco de jazz y música afroperuana Nuevo mundo". Andina. 2008-07-18.
  9. ^ Vadillo Vila, José (2022-08-07). "Alonso Alegría: "El movimiento teatral está dominado por directores que son exhibicionistas"". El Peruano.
  10. ^ Subirana Abanto, Katherine (2022-07-09). "Alonso Alegría estrena "Cavando en la arena" después de 60 años de haberla creado". El Comercio.