Mireya Cueto Explained

Mireya Cueto
Birth Date:3 February 1922
Birth Place:Mexico City, Mexico
Mother:Lola Cueto
Father:Germán Cueto
Awards:international "Gorgorito" award of the UNIMA, 2006[1]

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.[2] She died on April 26, 2013.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://rancholasvoces.blogspot.com/2006/09/noticias-espaa-galardonan-marionetista.html Noticias / España: Galardonan a marionetista mexicana Mireya Cueto
  2. http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2008/09/14/index.php?section=cultura&article=a04n1cul Dedican Festival Nacional de Títeres a Mireya Cueto
  3. News: Chabaud Magnus. Jaime. Jaime Chabaud. 4 October 2013. Dedican Feria del Libro Teatral a Mireya Cueto. Spanish. Milenio. 24 November 2013.