Liboria 'Borita' Casas Regueiro (1911–1999) was a Spanish

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of children's books, creator of the well-known character Antoñita la Fantástica ("Fantastic Antonia"). In 1948, as a radio announcer on Radio Madrid Borita invented the character Antoñita la Fantástica and went on to write two plays and 12 books which saw moderate success in the 1940s and 1950s. From 1955 to 1966 Borita was married and lived in Mexico then returned to Spain.''

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'' (27 October 1999)
"Fallece a los 88 años Borita Casas, autora de 'Antoñita la fantástica'"
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1911 births 1999 deaths Spanish children's writers Spanish women journalists Spanish women children's writers 20th-century Spanish women writers Spanish women dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Spanish dramatists and playwrights {{spain-writer-stub

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