Elio Cruz Explained

Elio Cruz (1931 – 14 June 2019) was a Gibraltarian playwright, who composed both in English and in Llanito. Cruz co-founded the Theatre Group 56 with Luis Azzopardi and Cecil Gomez. Cruz penned two of the most successful plays staged in Gibraltar: La Lola se va pa Londre and Connie con cama camera en el comedor, both in the 1960s.^[1]

Cruz died on 14 June 2019 at the age of 87.^[2]

Plays

• La Lola se va pa Londre (1966): comedy in two parts and seven acts
• Connie con cama camera en el comedor (1969): comedy in two parts and ten acts
• Cuando la Lola regrese de Londres

Bibliography

• Fierro Cubiella, Eduardo (1997). Gibraltar, aproximación a un estudio sociolingüístico y cultural de la Roca. Cádiz: Universidad, Servicio de Publicaciones. P. 77.

External links

• Un oasis en el desierto

Notes and References

1. Web site: La creación literaria en Gibraltar. José Juan Yborra Aznar. Instituto Cervantes. Spanish. 2012-12-23.
2. https://www.gbc.gi/news/gibraltarian-artist-elio-cruz-has-died-aged-87 Gibraltarian artist Elio Cruz has died aged 87