Ana Isabel Álvarez-Diosdado Gisbert OAXS (21 May 1938 – 5 October 2015) better known as Ana Diosdado was a dual Argentine-Spanish actress, playwright, theater director, and writer. Her acting credits include the television series, Las llaves de la independencia.[1] Diosdado's work as a playwright includes Forget the Drums, which debuted in Zamora, Spain, on 28 June 1970.[1]

Ana Diosdado
Born
Ana Isabel Álvarez-Diosdado Gisbert

(1938-05-21)21 May 1938
Died5 October 2015(2015-10-05) (aged 77)

Diosdado was born on 21 May 1938 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Spanish parents, Enrique Diosdado, an actor, and Isabel Gisbert, who had fled the Spanish Civil War.[2]

Ana Diosdado died from complications of cardiorespiratory failure during a meeting at the Sociedad General de Autores in Madrid, Spain, on 5 October 2015, at the age of 77.[3]

Filmography

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Writer

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Year Name of the film Kind of Episodes Notice
1969 Algo amargo en la boca dialogue collaboration - uncredited
1975 Juan y Manuela TV series 12 1 episode as writer
1975 Olvida los tambores play/screenplay
1975/1978 Estudio 1 TV series writer - 1 episode, 1978) (play: adaptation - 1 episode, 1975) (play - 1 episode)
1983 Anillos de oro TV-Series 13 episodes
1986 Segunda enseñanza TV-Series 13 episodes
1989 Los ochenta son nuestros TV-Movie play
1964 Función de tarde TV-Series 1 adaptation
1995 Función de noche TV-Serie 1 play
2005 Las llaves de la independencia novel/screenplay

Actress

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  • 1974: Juan y Manuela (TV Series, 13 episodes)
  • 1983: Anillos de oro (TV Series, 13 episodes,)
  • 1986: Segunda enseñanza (TV Series 1986), 13 episodes)
  • 2008: El libro de las aguas

Director

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  • 1995: Función de noche (TV Series, 1 episode)

Honours

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Ana Diosdado Square in Madrid.

References

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  1. ^ a b Sanz, Jorge (October 5, 2015). "Spanish-Argentinan actress and writer Ana Diosdado dies in Madrid". Demotix. Retrieved 2015-10-31.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Sanz, Jorge (June 14, 2014). "Ana Diosdado: "Lo primero que dije fue '¡Timbre!' en el camerino de Margarita Xirgu"". AISGE. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  3. ^ Romo, Jose Luis (October 5, 2015). "Muere Ana Diosdado, pionera entre las directoras teatrales en España". El Mundo. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  4. ^ Boletín Oficial del Estado