Arantxa Urretavizcaya
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| Born | Arantxa Urretabizkaia Bejarano July 1, 1947 Donostia-San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa |
| Occupation | Writer, screenwriter and actress |
| Language | Basque |
| Nationality | Spain |
| Alma mater | University of Barcelona |
| Genre | Novels |
Arantxa Urretabizkaia Bejarano (born July 1, 1947), is a contemporary Basque writer, screenwriter and actress. She was born in Donostia-San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, País Vasco.
Student in the University of Barcelona, Urretabizkaia wrote the screenplays of:
In 1981 she also acted in La Fuga de Segovia film (English title: Escape from Segovia).
The Basque theatre company Agerre Teatroa adapted her novel «Zergatik Panpox?» and performed in Madrid the resulting monologue, an interpretation by Maite Agirre of the feminine condition and fin de siècle solitude.
In 1988, the Basque Government's Department of Culture and Tourism created the Premio de Merecimiento de las Letras Vascas and appointed Urretabizkaia a member to represent Basque cultural interests.
Some of her works has also been translated to German.
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