Antonio Larreta

Gualberto José Antonio Rodríguez-Larreta y Ferreira (14 December 1922 – 19 August 2015), better known as Antonio Larreta or Taco Larreta, was a Uruguayan writer, critic and actor.

Born in Montevideo, he attended Elbio Fernández School. During his career he was active in both Uruguay and Spain.

Selected works 1976-1979: screenplay of Curro Jiménez (TVE1) 1980, Volavérunt (Planeta) 1986, Juan Palmieri (Librosur) 1988, The last portrait of the Duchess of Alba (Adler & Adler) 1988, Las maravillosas (Ediciones Trilce) 1999, A todo trapo. A propósito de Villanueva Saravia (Ediciones de la Plaza) 2002, El Guante (Planeta) 2002, El jardín de invierno 2004, Ningún Max (Planeta) 2005, El sombrero chino (Editorial Fin de Siglo) 2007, Hola, che (Editorial Fin de Siglo)

Awards 1961: Premio Larra in Madrid for staging Lope de Vega's Porfiar hasta Morir 1971: Premio Casa de las Américas for his play Juan Palmieri 1980: Premio Planeta de Novela for his novel Volavérunt. 1992: Goya Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Fencing Master.