María Luisa Aragón Explained

María Luisa Aragón (died February 11, 1974)^[1] was a Guatemalan playwright, actress, and radio producer.

Aragon was a native of Guatemala City;^[2] her date of birth is given in various sources as 1897,^[3] 1899,^{[4] [5]} or 1910.^[6] She joined the Grupo Artístico Nacional in 1918; in 1945 she ceased stage activity and turned instead to the radio, broadcasting a program entitled Radioteatro Infantil, La voz de Guatemala. Other programs which she produced or created include Milagroso Señor de Esquipulas and El precio de una honra, both for Radio Reloj; with Armando Moreno Morales she developed El Tribunal de la Alegria and La Tremenda Corte. She also wrote numerous works for the stage;^[3] although theatrical performances were significantly curtailed under the dictatorship of Jorge Ubico, plays such as hers and those of Manuel Galich were encouraged.^[7] Continuing her acting career, Aragón toured with a variety of foreign theatrical troupes; on film she was seen in El Sombrerón and Cuando vuelvas a mí, and she appeared on television as well. She received the Quetzal de Oro from the Asociación de Periodistas de Guatemala in 1961, and she was made a member of the Order of the Quetzal by the government of Guatemala.^[3]

Works

Plays

• Un loteriazo en plena crisis
• Amargo secreto
• El misterio de la cumbre
• Tempestad en el alma
• El tesoro de los pobres
• También los ricos sufren
• El testamento del compadre
• Falsa acusación
• La fuerza de la verdad
• La Cipriana
• Martín esta celoso
• Madre querida
• Amor indio
• Así es Guatemala
• ¿Por qué pecan la mujeres?
• En la zarabanda nació el amor
• Senderos de angustia
• Cadenas de un pecado
• Entre el amor y el orgullo
• En la red de su pecado
• La culpa de los padres
• Frente al destino
• Esclavo de su honra

Sources:^[8] and ^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Almorza, A. . Historia de la radiodifusión guatemalteca . 1994 . es . 2023-04-15 .
2. Book: Sagarmínaga, C.H.S. . Biografías: 146 escritores nacionales y más . Foto Publicaciones . 1998 . es . 2023-04-15 .
3. Book: Fry, M.F. . Historical Dictionary of Guatemala . Rowman & Littlefield Publishers . Historical Dictionaries of the Americas . 2018 . 978-1-5381-1131-4 . 2023-04-15 . 45.
4. Book: Herrera, J.F.C. . Los Tepeus: generación literaria del 30 en Guatemala . Grupo Literario Editorial "Rin 78" . Colección Ensayo . 1982 . es . 2023-04-15 .
5. Web site: TEATRISTAS CHAPINES: MARIA LUISA ARAGON. Jairon. Salguero.
6. Book: Holmberg, A. . Solorzano . C. . World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Volume 2: The Americas . Taylor & Francis . 2014 . 978-1-136-11836-4 . 2023-04-15 . 287.
7. Book: Shea, M.E. . Culture and Customs of Guatemala . Greenwood Press . Culture and customs of Latin America and the Caribbean . 2001 . 978-0-313-30596-2 . 2023-04-15 . 115.
8. Web site: Maria Luisa Aragón. February 27, 2015. WikiGuate.