María Inés Falconi (born 1954 in

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) is an

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writer and

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for

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and

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Writing

Falconi works in Theatre Expression Ateliers for children and teenagers in the Escuela de Teatro de la Universidad Popular de Belgrane. She's coordinator and director of the Atelier ''La Mancha''. She has given conferences for the Children's Theatre in the Universidad Popular de Belgrano, the Universidad Central de Caracas, the Universidad de Maracaibo and in more institutions in

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Works

Falconi has written numerous books including: * ''Niños, las brujas no existen'' (Kids, Witches do not Exist) * ''Pajaritos en bandadas'' (Little Birds in Flocks) * ''Caídos del mapa'' (Fallen from the Map) * ''Hasta el domingo'' (See You on Sunday)

References

External links

Review of ''Las vacaciones para Julia'' (2000), Escuela Martin Buber
– in Spanish
Bio details on publisher's website
– in Spanish {{DEFAULTSORT:Falconi, Maria Ines Argentine children's writers Argentine women children's writers 1954 births Living people People from Buenos Aires Argentine theatre directors Argentine women theatre directors Argentine women writers Argentine women dramatists and playwrights