About Mireya Cueto
Lived 1922 – 2013 (aged 91). Mireya Cueto was a Mexican dramaturge, marionetteist and screenwriter.
Mireya Cueto (February 3, 1922 – April 26, 2013) was a Mexican puppeteer, writer and dramaturg. She was also co-founder of the national marionette museum Museo Nacional de Títeres (MUNATI) in Huamantla, Tlaxcala.
Biography Cueto, born on February 3, 1922, in Mexico City, is one of two daughters of artists Lola and Gérman, who were also well-known puppeteers.
Since 2001, the Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (CONACULTA) has carried out annually the national puppetry festival "Festival Nacional de Títeres Mireya Cueto" in honor of her. She died on April 26, 2013.
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Who was Mireya Cueto?
Mexican writer and puppeteer (1922–2013)
When was Mireya Cueto born?
Mireya Cueto was born on 3 February 1922 in Mexico City.
When did Mireya Cueto die?
Mireya Cueto died on 26 April 2013 in Mexico City.
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Mireya Cueto was a dramaturge, marionetteist and screenwriter.
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Mireya Cueto was Mexican.
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