Emilio Carballido (

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, 22 May 1925 –

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, 11 February 2008) was a Mexican writer who earned particular renown as a

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. Carballido belonged to the group of writers known as the ''Generación de los 50'', alongside such figures as Sergio Magaña, Luisa Josefina Hernández,

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, and

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. He studied English literature and earned a master's degree in literature from the

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(UNAM). As a playwright his first work was ''Rosalba y los Llaveros,'' which premiered at

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in 1950, directed by well-known poet and stage director

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. This was followed by a huge number of plays, including ''Un pequeño día de ira'' (1961), which earned him the

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, ''¡Silencio Pollos pelones, ya les van a echar su maíz!'' (1963), ''Te juro Juana que tengo ganas'' (1965), ''Yo también hablo de la rosa'' (1965), ''Acapulco los lunes'' (1969), ''Las cartas de Mozart'' (1974), and the box office hit ''Rosa de dos aromas'' (1986). Some of his works as a playwright were filmed for the screen, such as ''Rosalba y los llaveros'' (1954), ''Felicidad'' (1956), ''La danza que sueña la tortuga'' (1975), ''

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'' (1977), ''Orinoco'' (1984), and ''Rosa de dos aromas'' (1989). In addition to more than a hundred plays and scripts, he also wrote two volumes of short stories and nine novels, and worked randomly as a stage director. His career in the Mexican film industry began with the script for ''La torre de marfil'', written in collaboration with Luisa Josefina Hernández in 1957. In 1972 he received two Ariels for the storyline and script of

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's ''El Águila Descalza''. On 27 May 2002 he was given the

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for his lifetime achievements which include more than 50 films, remarkably his collaboration in

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's ''

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'' (1959). On 16 March 2007, Carballido and his partner of 20 years, Héctor Herrera, were among the first couples to apply for a

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following the enactment of the

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's 2006 Ley de Sociedad de Convivencia. Carballido died of a

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on 11 February 2008 in

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. Two days later,

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ordered a day of mourning in the state and announced that the Theatre of the State and one of the state literary prizes would be renamed after him.Rinden homenaje a Carballido en Veracruz – El Universal – Cultura
at www.eluniversal.com.mx

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