Eduardo Haro Tecglen (1924–2005) was a Spanish journalist, writer and theatre critic. Born in

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, he studied at the Official School of Journalism where he graduated in 1943. After having been the Paris correspondent for ''Informaciones'' and '' El Correo Español-El Pueblo Vasco'', Miret Magdalena, Enriquebr>"Eduardo Haro Tecglen, el último rojo"
'' El País'' Retrieved 26 May 2013. from 1968 to 1980 he was the deputy editor '' Triunfo''. In 1978, he became the theatre critic for '' El País'', publishing a daily column until his death. With his

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in ''Triunfo'', together with other leading journalists who criticised the Spanish State in the journal, such as its founder, José Ángel Ezcurra, Enrique Miret Magdalena, José Monleón, and later Luis Carandell and Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, he helped ''Triunfo'' become one of the leading intellectual journals and one of the leading symbols of resistance to

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. Although some critics, including the author

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(who accused him, and José Luis López Aranguren and

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of not accepting their responsibilities for their earlier "pro-Fascist actions or writings") of "collaborating" with

, based on his having been associated with the

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in his youth, the reality was that he had done so in order to commute his father's death sentence - to a 30-year prison sentence. He signed the articles he wrote in ''Triunfo'' about international politics using his own name, while those he wrote about history, he signed using the pen-name "Juan Aldebarán", and the articles about science and the future, he signed "Pablo Berbén". He also wrote a weekly column about daily life, signed "Pozuelo"."Emoción en el patio de butacas"
'' El País'' Retrieved 26 May 2013. The homage to him, held at the

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, a few days after his death, was attended by, among others, the founder of ''Triunfo'', José Ángel Ezcurra; the journalist

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; the former and current editors of '' El País'',

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and Joaquín Estefanía, respectively; the president de PRISA, Jesús de Polanco; the actors Diego Galán and

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, and the then mayor of Madrid,

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. The actor

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dedicated the copla "Hijo del siglo" to Haro Tecglen.Coplas de Francisco Rabal dedicadas a Haro Tecglen

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. Retrieved 26 May 2013.

Publications

*1988: ''El 68: Las revoluciones imaginarias'' (El País/Aguilar) *1996: ''El niño republicano'' ( Alfaguara, Madrid) *2000: ''Arde Madrid'' (Temas de Hoy, Madrid)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Haro Tecglen, Eduardo 1924 births 2005 deaths Spanish male writers People from Madrid El País people 20th-century Spanish journalists