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Ana Istarú (born 3 February 1960 in San José, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican poet, actress, and screenwriter. Best known for her feminist poetry, she has also co-written the screenplay for the movie Caribe (2004).[1][2][3][4]
Ana Istarú | |
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| Born | Ana Soto Marín February 3, 1960 |
| Education | University of Costa Rica |
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| Notable work | La estación de fiebre Baby boom en el paraíso Hombres en escabeche |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship (1990) EDUCA Latin American Poetry Prize (1983) María Teresa León Prize (1995) Hermanos Machado Theatre Prize (1999) |
Early life and education
editBorn as Ana Soto Marín, Istarú was born on February 3, 1960, in San José[5] to economist and politician Matilde Marín Chinchilla de Soto[es] and Enrique Soto Borbón.[6] She studied theater at the University of Costa Rica.[7]
Career
editAt the age of fifteen, she published her first book of poems, Palabra nuena. Her second book, Poemas para un día cualquiera (Poems for Any Given Day ), won a prize from Editorial Costa Rica.[8] Her poetry later gained international attention with La estación de fiebre (1983), which received the EDUCA Latin American Poetry Prize.[9][7][10] The collection was later republished in Central America and Spain and translated into French in a bilingual edition.[9][7]
Her poetry, frequently noted for its erotic themes and exploration of gender relations and social conventions, has been translated into several languages, including English, French, German, Dutch, and Italian.[11][9][10]
As a playwright, Istarú received the María Teresa León Prize in Spain in 1995 for Baby boom en el paraíso and the Hermanos Machado Theatre Prize in 1999 for Hombres en escabeche.[9][7] Her plays have been staged in Latin America, North America, Spain, and Portugal, and often examine patriarchal social structures and gender relations through satire and humor.[9][7][12]
In addition to her literary work, Istarú has worked as an actress in theater, television, and film.[9][12] She represented Costa Rica at the Festival d'Avignon and appeared in productions of Latin American and European classical theater.[7][12] She also starred in the Costa Rican television series Eso que llaman hogar.[9][12]
She received Costa Rica's National Award for Best Debut Actress in 1980 for her performance as Areúsa in La Celestina.[9] She later received National Awards for Best Leading Actress for Baby boom en el paraíso in 1996 and Virus in 2014.[9]
Public activities
editIn 2011, Istarú participated as a visiting artist at St. Olaf College in Minnesota, where she gave lectures and readings devoted to literature, theater, and the role of women in Latin American society.[12]
For more than a decade, she has written opinion columns for major Costa Rican newspapers.[9][12]
In 2015, the National Museum of Costa Rica presented a retrospective program based on excerpts from her theatrical works in connection with International Women's Day.[13]
Works
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Ana Istarú: 'A las mujeres se nos castiga por transgredir'". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ↑ "El verbo ígneo de Ana Istarú". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ↑ "Ana Istarú: soy una escritora que se gana la vida como actriz. Entrevista de Rafael Cuevas Molina. Suplemento 118". www.suplementocultural.una.ac.cr (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ↑ "Con Ana Istarú como Yocasta, "Edipo Rey" se exhibirá en el Teatro Nacional". Culturacr.net (in Spanish). 16 October 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ↑ "Ana Istaru". Babelio (in French). Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ↑ Matrimonio Soto-Marín, sección Vida Social de La Nación, 14.09.1957; acceso 19.05.2013
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cortés Zuniga, Carlos. "Ana ISTARÚ (Ana SOTO MARIN, dite)". Dictionnaire universel des créatrices (in French). Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ↑ "Ana Istarú – Revista Altazor". Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 "Istarú, Ana". Editorial Costa Rica (in Spanish). Editorial Costa Rica. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Cameron, Juan. "Ana Istarú: Poesía escogida". Festival Internacional de Poesía de Medellín (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ↑ "Biografía". Pressbooks (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Costa Rican Writer Ana Istarú Is Visiting Artist at St. Olaf". Associated Colleges of the Midwest. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ↑ "National Museum presents theatrical excerpts by Ana Istarú". The Tico Times. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
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