Sergi Belbel i Coslado (; born 1963) is a

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. He was the director of the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya from 2006 until 2013.

Career

Born in Terrassa, Belbel's first play was ''Calidoscopios y faros de hoy'' in 1986. He became well known with his play ''Carícies'' ("Caresses") in 1992. One year later he wrote ''Després de la pluja'' ("After the rain"). In 1994 he wrote "Morir" (A moment before...). Ventura Pons's film "Morir (o No)" (2000) was based on this play. The play ''Morir'' was staged for the first time in Greece by the company "stigmi" in 2003. In 2007 the same play was staged by the "Amfitheatriki" theatre group (University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki). In 2008 Morir was played by the theatrical team of Asoee. The play ''Soy fea'' was played by the theatrical group TADE in 2009 during the ''Just for your eyes'' festival of the Crete University. He won the Sant Jordi Prize with his debut novel, ''Morir-ne disset'', in 2021.

Awards

For 1994's act "Morir": * Premio Borne de Theatro (1994) * Premio Nacional de Catedra Dramatica (1996) * Premio Nacional de Literatura Dramatica (1996) For 2021's novel "Morir-ne disset": * Sant Jordi Prize (2021)

Plays

* '' Caleidoscopis i fars d'avui'' (1986) * '' Minim-Mal Show'' (1987) * ''Ópera'' (1988) * ''Elsa Schneider'' (1989) * ''

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'' (1989) * '' Tàlem'' (1990) * ''

Carícies ''Caresses'' is a 1998 film by Ventura Pons, originally titled ''Carícies'' in Catalan. Plot Barcelona is the scenario for eleven entwined stories sharing the same characters. The movie deals with a variety of intimate relationships, portraying ...

'' (1992) * ''

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'' (1993) * '' Morir'' (1994) * ''Homes'' (1997) * ''

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'' (1999) * '' Forasters'' (2005) * ''

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'' (2007) * ''Si no t'hagués conegut'' (2019)

Novels

* ''Morir-ne disset'' (2021)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Belbel, Sergi 1963 births Living people People from Terrassa Catalan dramatists and playwrights Catalan-language writers