Arantxa Urretabizkaia facts for kids
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Arantxa Urretabizkaia
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| Born | Arantxa Urretabizkaia Bejarano 1 July 1947 Donostia-San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, Spain |
| Occupation | Writer, screenwriter and actress |
| Language | Basque |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Alma mater | University of Barcelona |
| Genre | Novels |
Arantxa Urretabizkaia Bejarano was born on July 1, 1947. She is a talented writer, screenwriter, and actress from the Basque Country in Spain. She was born in Donostia-San Sebastián, a city in Guipúzcoa.
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About Arantxa Urretabizkaia
Arantxa Urretabizkaia studied at the University of Barcelona. During her time there, she began writing screenplays for movies.
Her Work in Film
Arantxa wrote the scripts for several films, including:
- A los cuatro vientos (which means To the Four Winds), released in 1987.
- Zergatik panpox?, a Basque film that came out in 1985.
- Albaniaren konkista (meaning The Conquest of Albania), from 1984.
She also acted in a movie called La Fuga de Segovia (Escape from Segovia) in 1981.
Her Impact on Basque Culture
Arantxa's novel Zergatik Panpox? was turned into a play by a Basque theater group called Agerre Teatroa. This play was performed in Madrid. It explored themes of what it means to be a woman and feeling alone at the end of a century.
In 1988, the Basque Government recognized her contributions. They created a special award called the Premio de Merecimiento de las Letras Vascas (Award of Merit for Basque Literature). Arantxa was chosen to be a member of the committee for this award. This showed how important she was to Basque culture. Some of her books have also been translated into German.
Arantxa's Books
Arantxa Urretabizkaia has written many different kinds of books, including short stories, novels, and poetry.
Short Stories
- Aspaldian espero zaitudalako ez nago sekula bakarrik (1983, Erein)
- Aurten aldatuko da nire bizitza (1992, Erein)
Novels
- Zergatik panpox? (1979, Hordago). This book was also translated into Spanish as ¿Por qué Panpox?.
- Saturno (1987, Erein)
- Koaderno gorria (1998, Erein)
Poetry Collections
- Maitasunaren magalean (1982, GAK)
- XX. mendeko poesia kaierak - Arantxa Urretabizkaia (2000, Susa)
See also
In Spanish: Arantxa Urretabizkaia para niños
