Alonso Alegría Explained

Alonso Alegría
Birth Place:	Santiago, Chile
Occupation:	Playwright, theatre director
Notable Works:	Nubeluz

Alonso Alegría Amézquita (born)^[1] is a Peruvian playwright and theatre director. The son of journalist Ciro Alegría, he is known for his work in Nubeluz.^[2]

Early life

Alegría was born on, in Santiago de Chile, where he remained for nine months.^[1] He and his brother Ciro were the children of Ciro Alegría and Rosalía Amézquita, only meeting his father in 1957 after he returned from his 23-year exile in Cuba with the return to democracy in Peru.^{[3] [4]} He was educated at Markham College,^{[5] [6]} later studying architecture at the National University of Engineering, but left to study theatre at Yale University with a Fulbright scholarship.^[1]

In 1990, he was hired to work on a new children's TV show for PANTEL, which became known as Nubeluz.^[2] Alegría formed a creative team that included the participation of a linguist (Clara Cavagnaro), a graphic designer (Fernando Gagliuffi) and two writers (Catalina Lohmann and Maritza Kirchhausen).^[7]

Personal life

His son Gabriel is a musician of Afro-Peruvian jazz at New York University.^[8]

Works

• El cruce sobre el Niágara. (1969, Casa de las Américas Prize)
• El terno blanco. (1981 in Potsdam)
• Daniela Frank. (1984 in Williamstown, 1993 edition in Lima)
• Encuentro con Fausto. (1999)
• Libertad! (2005 in Montpellier, opera libretto)
• Para morir bonito. (2009)
• Bolognesi en Arica. (2013)^[9]
• La lógica de Dios. (2013 in Rio de Janeiro)
• Cavando en la arena. (2022)^[10]

Notes and References

1. News: Alonso Alegría, dramaturgo: “Castillo resultó ser un corrupto, un ignorante e inepto” . Palacios Yábar . Mijail . 2022-07-07 . Perú 21.
2. News: “Nubeluz”: empezó como un dibujo hecho con lapiceros y le cambió la vida a los niños en toda Latinoamérica . Chávez Noriega . Jorge . 2020-09-14 . . subscription.
3. News: El río Ciro Alegría . 2017-02-17 . El Comercio.
4. News: Ciro Alegría: las revelaciones de su regreso al Perú en 1957 tras 23 años de exilio . Batalla . Carlos . 2024-06-14 . El Comercio.
5. Web site: El príncipe George pagará 23 mil dólares anuales en su colegio. ¿Cuánto cuestan los más caros de Lima? . 2017-09-08 . Cosas.
6. Book: Caretas: ilustración peruana . 2008 . 8 . es . 2030-2033.
7. El Éxito de Nubeluz . Días . Fernando . es . . 2005.
8. News: Gabriel Alegría cosecha éxitos con disco de jazz y música afroperuana Nuevo mundo . 2008-07-18 . Andina.
9. News: Alonso Alegría: “El movimiento teatral está dominado por directores que son exhibicionistas” . Vadillo Vila . José . 2022-08-07 . El Peruano.
10. News: Alonso Alegría estrena “Cavando en la arena” después de 60 años de haberla creado . Subirana Abanto . Katherine . 2022-07-09 . El Comercio.