José Luis Alonso de Santos facts for kids

José Luis Alonso de Santos, born on August 23, 1942, is a famous Spanish playwright. A playwright is someone who writes plays for the theater.

He was born in Valladolid, a city in Spain. His play Bajarse al moro won a very important award called the National Theater Prize in Spain in 1985.

Plays and Books

José Luis Alonso de Santos has written many plays that have been performed on stage. He has also written books and essays.

Popular Plays

Here are some of his well-known plays that have been shown in theaters:

• ¡Viva el Duque, nuestro dueño! (1975)
• La verdadera y singular historia de la princesa y el dragón (1980) – This means "The True and Unique Story of the Princess and the Dragon."
• El álbum familiar (1982) – "The Family Album."
• Bajarse al moro (1985) – This play became very famous and even a movie was made from it.
• La estanquera de Vallecas (1985) – This play was also turned into a movie.
• La última pirueta (1986) – "The Last Pirouette."
• Pares y nines (1989) – "Pairs and Nines."
• La sombra del Tenorio (1994) – "The Shadow of Don Juan."
• Salvajes (1998) – "Wild Ones."

Published Works

Many of his plays have also been published as books. This means you can read them even if you didn't see them performed. He has also written other types of books.

• ¡Viva el Duque, nuestro dueño! (1975)
• La verdadera y singular historia de la princesa y el dragón (1981)
• El álbum familiar (1982)
• La estanquera de Vallecas (1982)
• Bajarse al moro (1985)
• La última pirueta (1987)
• Pares y nines (1990)
• Trampa para pájaros (1991) – "Bird Trap."
• Besos para la Bella Durmiente (1994) – "Kisses for Sleeping Beauty."
• La sombra del Tenorio (1995)
• Hora de visita (1996) – "Visiting Hour."
• El gobierno nos espía (1997) – "The Government Spies on Us."
• El romance de Carla y Luisa (2005) – "The Romance of Carla and Luisa."

Other Books

He has also written narrative works, which are like stories or novels.

• Paisaje desde mi bañera (1992) – "Landscape from My Bathtub."
• ¡Una de piratas! (2003) – This is a children's book about pirates!
• El romano (2003) – "The Roman."

He has also written essays, which are non-fiction writings that explore a topic.

• Teatro español de los 80 (1985) – This book is about Spanish theater in the 1980s. He wrote it with Fermín Cabal.
• La escritura dramática (1998) – This book teaches about how to write plays.

See also

In Spanish: José Luis Alonso de Santos para niños

• Alberto Miralles