Maite Dono Explained

Maite Dono
Birth Name:María Teresa Dono Duro
Birth Date:17 February 1969
Birth Place:Vitoria, Spain
Occupation:Singer-songwriter, poet, actress
Awards: (2003)

Maite Dono (born 17 February 1969) is a Spanish singer-songwriter, poet, and actress.[1] She is a recipient of the Egoísta International Book Award and the Esquío Poetry Award.

Biography

Maite Dono studied Philology at the University of Santiago de Compostela and graduated in Acting at the (RESAD) in Madrid.[1]

In 1993, she began her theatrical activity as an actress. In 1998, she began her musical career with her first solo album: Corazón de Brief, in homage to the folk singer-songwriter, in which she sang his works accompanied only by the piano of Manuel Gutiérrez.[1] Dono's second album, titled O mar vertical (2001), was more personal and included her own songs. The work was accompanied by a book of poems of the same name. She also participated in the Cantigas de Nadal compilation CD. She has collaborated on projects with different artists from the Galician scene: jazz, accompanying Baldo Martínez and pianist Alberto Conde, performing medieval cantigas with Carlos Beceiro, and works with Roberto Somoza.[2] She has also participated in musical works by Na Lúa and La Musgaña.

Since 2006, Dono has experimented poetically and musically with Intruso.[1] Her latest contributions to music were in the Miño Project, from bassist Baldo Martínez,[1] and a duet with Martínez on Sons Nús.[3] In 2013, she participated as an actress in the play Hamlet post scriptum, directed by Roberto García de Mesa. She has written stories and theatrical works. She has several unpublished books, among which Poemas da Mamachán ou de cómo podrecen os fardos (in Galician) stands out. Her poems have been part of various anthologies and collective books. She has published in magazines such as Salamandria, El Planeta, Madrygal, and Mester de Vandalía.[4] She resides in Santiago de Compostela.

Works

Music

Poetry

Collective works

Awards and recognitions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: María Teresa Dono Duro . . Galician . March 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070425/http://www.aelg.org/Centrodoc/GetAuthorById.do?id=autor130 . 4 March 2016 . dead . 18 October 2018.
  2. News: Jazz, zarzuela, danza flamenca y pulso y púa . . A Coruña . Spanish . 5 October 2007 . 18 October 2018.
  3. Web site: Maite Dono e Baldo Martínez presentaron nun concerto na Casa de Galicia 'Sons-Nús' primeiro disco do dúo . Maite Dono and Baldo Martínez Present 'Sons-Nús' at the Casa de Galicia, the Duo's First Album . . Madrid . Galician . 7 June 2010 . 18 October 2018.
  4. La Nube Habitada . The Inhabited Cloud . Frontera D . Spanish . 18 October 2018.
  5. News: Maite Dono gana el I premio de poesía 'Libros del egoísta' . Maite Dono Wins the 1st 'Libros del egoísta' Poetry Award . . 58 . Spanish . 23 December 1995 . 18 October 2018.
  6. Maite Dono . Poemad . https://web.archive.org/web/20141212062256/http://poemad.com/maite-dono-3/ . 12 December 2014 . dead . 18 October 2018.
  7. News: El Gaviero Ediciones publica la obra poética 'Sobras' de la escritora Maite Dono . El Gaviero Ediciones Publishes the Poetic Work 'Sobras' by the Writer Maite Dono . . Spanish . 18 March 2013 . 18 October 2018.
  8. News: Maite Dono gana el Esquío en gallego y Luis Artigue en castellano . Maite Dono Wins the Esquío in Galician and Luis Artigue in Castilian . Ramón . Loureiro . . Ferrol . Spanish . 28 November 2003 . 18 October 2018.