Ana Istarú

Ana Istarú (born 3 February 1960 in San José, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican poet, actress, and screenwriter. Best known for her feminist poetry, she has also co-written the screenplay for the movie Caribe.

Early life and education Born as Ana Soto Marín, Istarú was born on February 3, 1960, in San José to economist and politician Matilde Marín Chinchilla de Soto[ and Enrique Soto Borbón. She studied theater at the University of Costa Rica.

Career At the age of fifteen, she published her first book of poems, Palabra nuena. Her second book, Poemas para un día cualquiera (Poems for Any Given Day ), won a prize from Editorial Costa Rica. Her poetry later gained international attention with La estación de fiebre (1983), which received the EDUCA Latin American Poetry Prize. The collection was later republished in Central America and Spain and translated into French in a bilingual edition.

In addition to her literary work, Istarú has worked as an actress in theater, television, and film.

Works

Poetry Palabra nueva (1975) Poemas para un día cualquiera (1977) Poemas abiertos y otros amaneceres (1980) La estación de fiebre (1983) La muerte y otros efímeros agravios (1988) Verbo madre (1995) Poesía escogida (2002)

Plays El vuelo de la grulla Madre nuestra que estás en la tierra Baby boom en el paraíso Hombres en escabeche La loca (2005)