Chely Lima facts for kids
Chely Lima (1957 – January 21, 2023) was a Cuban American writer. He wrote many novels, poems, and plays. He was also a talented photographer, editor, and screenwriter.
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Biography
Early Life and Career
Chely Lima was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1957. His father was a doctor. Chely studied Japanese in his hometown.
In 1978, he started working at the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry. The next year, he began writing for a radio show that featured music and news.
Working with Alberto Serret
In 1979, Chely Lima met writer Alberto Serret. They became partners and worked together on many writing and art projects. Their friend, Sigfredo Ariel, said they worked so closely it was hard to tell their work apart.
The next year, they moved to Isla de la Juventud. There, Lima worked with a children's theater group. He also became a literary advisor and an editor for a literary magazine.
Lima's first book of poems, Tiempo nuestro, came out in 1981. It had won the University of Havana's 13 de Marzo Prize. In 1982, he published Monólogo con lluvia, a book of stories that also won an award.
In 1983, Lima and Serret wrote their first science fiction book, Espacio abierto. They also wrote their first play, Retratos, published in 1984.
In 1986, they began writing TV scripts for the series Del lado del corazón. The next year, they created Violente, Cuba's first rock opera.
Lima won the 13 de Marzo prize again in 1987 for his children's book El barrio de los elefantes. That same year, he co-wrote the TV series Hoy es siempre todavía, which won several awards.
In 1990, they published Los asesinos las prefieren rubias, a book of crime stories. They also released a musical piece called Señor de la alborada. In 1991, Lima published his first novel, Brujas.
International Moves and Later Career
In February 1991, Lima moved to Ecuador with Serret. He worked on many TV and radio projects there. He was an editor for newspapers like Hoy and El Comercio. He also taught writing classes at universities.
His novels Confesiones nocturnas and Triángulos mágicos were published in Mexico in 1994. That year, he started working for the TV channel Ecuavisa. He co-wrote several miniseries, including El Chulla Romero y Flores (1995) and 7 lunas, 7 serpientes (1996). From 1997 to 2003, he wrote for the series Pasado y confeso. In 1998, Lima won the Juan Rulfo Prize for Children's Literature for his story El cerdito que amaba el ballet.
After 22 years together, Alberto Serret passed away in 2001. Lima stayed in Ecuador for a few more years. He wrote the script for the play Tres historias de hotel, which was performed in Quito in 2001.
In 2003, Lima moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina. He joined the writing team for a telenovela called Yo vendo unos ojos negros. He also taught scriptwriting. In 2006, he co-wrote a film script based on his novel Filo de amor.
In late 2006, Lima moved to the United States. He first lived in San Francisco and worked at the De Young Museum. In 2007, he started working as a photographer. The next year, he moved to Miami. He taught creative writing and screenwriting workshops there.
Chely Lima passed away in Miami, Florida, in 2023 at age 66.
Works
Poetry
- 2017: What the Werewolf told them – Lo que les dijo el licántropo
- 2013: Discurso de la amante
- 2011: Todo aquello que no se dice
- 2004: Zona de silencio
- 1992: Rock sucio
- 1989: Terriblemente iluminados
- 1981: Tiempo Nuestro
Fiction
- 2016: Triángulos mágicos
- 2015: Lucrecia quiere decir perfidia
- 2014: Memorias del tiempo circular
- 2010: Isla después del diluvio (novel)
- 1994: Confesiones nocturnas (novel)
- 1991: Brujas (novel)
- 1990: La desnudez y el alba (two novellas, with Alberto Serret)
- 1990: Los asesinos las prefieren rubias (crime stories, with Alberto Serret)
- 1983: Espacio abierto (science fiction stories, with Alberto Serret)
- 1982: Monólogo con lluvia (stories)
Juvenile fiction
- 2010: El planeta de los papás-bebés (story, with Sergio Andricaín)
- 2006: Abuela Trina y Marrasquina van a la ciudad (story)
- 2000: El jardín de los seres fantásticos (vignettes)
- 1998: El cerdito que amaba el ballet (story, Juan Rulfo Prize-winner)
- 1997: La tarde en que encontramos un hada (stories)
- 1987: El barrio de los elefantes (stories)
Theater
- 2001: Tres historias de hotel
- 1992: Un plato de col agria (with Alberto Serret)
- 1990: Señor de la alborada (cantata, with Alberto Serret)
- 1987: Violente (rock opera, with Alberto Serret)
- 1984: Sicotíteres (six short plays for children's theater, with Alberto Serret)
- 1984: Retratos (with Alberto Serret)
Film, television, and radio
- 2006: Filo de amor (with José Zambrano Brito)
- 2003: Yo vendo unos ojos negros
- 2001: Programa de Literatura (with Mercedes Falconí)
- 1997: Solo de guitarra (with Alberto Serret)
- 1997–2002: Pasado y confeso (with Alberto Serret)
- 1995: Siete lunas, siete serpientes (with Alberto Serret)
- 1994: El chulla Romero y Flores (with Alberto Serret)
- 1993: Tu nombre es Mujer (with Alberto Serret)
- 1991–92: No hacen falta alas (with Alberto Serret)
- 1990: Shiralad o el regreso de los dioses (with Alberto Serret)
- 1990: Castillo de cristal (with Alberto Serret)
- 1989: Solteronas en el atardecer (with Alberto Serret and Guillermo Torres)
- 1987: Hoy es siempre todavía (with Alberto Serret, Daína Chaviano, and Antonio Orlando Rodríguez)
- 1986: Del lado del corazón (with Alberto Serret)
- 1982–83: Cuentos de Pepe Toronja (radio script)
- 1979: Programa Musical de la EGREM (radio script)
See also
In Spanish: Chely Lima para niños
