Inés Rodena (April 20, 1905 in
Havana, Cuba
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Miami, USA
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) was a
Cuba
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n radio and television writer.
Life and career
Before becoming a writer Rodena worked as a nurse. Through her experiences with her patients and stories recounted by people with whom she came in contact, her passion for writing was born.
In the 50s she wrote her first novel, ''La Gata'' (The Cat) for radio, which was a great success. In 1968 she brought ''La Gata'' to television with great success under the production of the Venezuelan state television channel.
In 1969 she went to work at
Radio Caracas Television
Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV) was a Venezuelan free-to-air television Television network, network headquartered in the Caracas neighborhood of Quinta Crespo. It was sometimes referred to as the Canal de Bárcenas. Owned by Empresas 1BC, Radi ...
. In 1971, she recorded ''
La usurpadora La usurpadora may refer to:
* ''La usurpadora'' (Venezuelan TV series), a 1971 Salvadorian telenovela starring Marina Baura and Raúl Amundaray.
* ''La usurpadora'' (1998 TV series), a 1998 Mexican telenovela starring Gaby Spanic and Fernando Colun ...
'' (The Usurper). Agnes' novels all met with great success, being recorded in Mexico, Venezuela and other Latin American countries. ''Rachel'', ''
Rina'', ''Viviana'', ''
Los ricos también lloran
''Los ricos también lloran'' ("The Rich Also Cry") is a popular telenovela produced in Mexico in 1979, starring Verónica Castro, Rogelio Guerra and Rocío Banquells. Castro also sang the theme ''Aprendí a Llorar'' ("I learned to cry"), a song w ...
'' (The Rich Also Cry), and ''
Rosa salvaje'' (Wild Rose) are some of her greatest hits.
She died on April 15, 1985, aged 79.
Filmography
* ''Abandonada''
* ''Ambición''
* ''Charito Carvajal''
* ''Corina Bazán''
* ''Cuando la rival es una hija''
* ''Cuando se regala un hijo''
* ''Domenica Montero''
* ''Enamorada''
* ''Entre sombras''
* ''Ileana''
* ''La bastarda''
* ''La doctorcita''
* ''La galleguita''
* ''La gata''
* ''La gaviota''
* ''La madrastra''
* ''La mesera''
* ''La señorita Amalia''
* ''La usurpadora''
* ''La virgen de Barlovento''
* ''La virgen de Cerro''
* ''Lágrimas negras''
* ''Los ricos también lloran''
* ''Mademoseville Fabian''
* ''María Mercé la mulata''
* ''María Salomé''
* ''Milagro de amor''
* ''Muchachas de hoy''
* ''Nosotros los pobres''
* ''Pobre Millonaria''
* ''Regina Carbonell''
* ''Sacrificio de mujer''
* ''Valentina''
References
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1905 births
1985 deaths
Cuban screenwriters
Women television writers
Cuban radio writers
Women radio writers
Writers from Havana
20th-century Cuban women writers
20th-century screenwriters
Cuban emigrants to the United States