Eduardo Mendicutti (born March 24, 1948) is a Spanish writer and journalist. Mendicutti was ranked among the top 50 most influential gays in Spain.

Background

Mendicutti was born in

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, near

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, a province of Spain where he attended the Instituto Padre Luis Coloma de Jerez school. In

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, Mendicutti moved to

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where he studied journalism and began writing for newspapers and magazines. Mendicutti had a column in the '' El Mundo,'' a daily newspaper since its foundation, wrote stories for the now defunct gay ''

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'' and is currently a commentator on television. In 2014, El Mundo ranked him 28 in the most influential 50 gays in Spain saying he is very active in the gay movement. For his public activism, a plaza was built in his honor at his native city. Mendicutti and Spanish writer

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, who died in 2021, were very good friends.

Works

Novels

* ''Una mala noche la tiene cualquiera'' (1982) * ''El salto del ángel'' (1985) * ''Siete contra Georgia'' (1987) * ''Tiempos mejores'' (1989) * ''El palomo cojo'' (1991) * ''Última conversación'' (1991) * ''Los novios búlgaros'' (1993) * ''Yo no tengo la culpa de haber nacido tan sexy'' (1997) * ''El beso del cosaco'' (2000) * ''El ángel descuidado'' (2002) * ''Duelo en Marilyn City'' (2003) * ''California'' (2005) * ''Ganas de hablar'' (2008) * ''Mae West y yo'' (2011) * ''Otra vida para vivirla contigo'' (2013) * ''Furias divinas'' (2016) * ''Malandar'' (2018) * ''Para que vuelvas hoy'' (2020)

Short stories

* ''Fuego de marzo'' (1995). * ''"Solamente una vez"'', in the anthology ''Tu piel en mi boca'' (2004). * ''Pasiones fugaces'' (2004). * ''"Canela y oro"'', in the anthology ''Lo que no se dice'' (2014).

Chronicle

* ''La Susi en el vestuario blanco'' (2003). Crónicas veraniegas publicadas en el diario '' El Mundo'', corregidas y completadas.

Other

* Testimonio en la antología ''Fobias. Diez escritores cuentan sus miedos'' (2002).

Awards

Mendicutti has received a number of awards for his works: * 1973 for ''Tatuaje'' * Café Gijón 1974 for ''Cenizas'' * 1982 Short story award for ''Una mala noche la tiene cualquiera'' * 1984 Short story award for ''Última conversación'' * 1987 finalist for ''Siete contra Georgia'' * 1992 finalist for ''El palomo cojo'' * 2002 award for ''El ángel descuidado'' * Nino Gennaro Award, 2012, from the Sicilia Queer filmfest * 2017

Film adaptions

* '' El palomo cojo'' (1995), film directed by Jaime de Armiñán, adapted from novel by the same name. * ''

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'' (2003), film directed by

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, adapted from novel by the same name.

References

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