Pablo Casacuberta (born

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, 1969) is a

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writer and

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. He has published seven works of fiction, and won the Uruguayan National Literature Prize in 1996 and in 2019. In 2007, he was chosen as one of the 39 most promising young writers in

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under the rubric of Bogotá39. His work has been translated into French and Croatian. Casacuberta trained as an artist in

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, and has exhibited in New York, Barcelona, Buenos Aires, Yokohama, and Venice. He started his career as a

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before moving to TV and film. He has received a

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award, been nominated for a

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, and directed second unit scenes for renowned directors like

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, and

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. He co-directed an experimental feature film, “Another George” (1998) in collaboration with Yukihiko Goto. He is also a recorded musician, releasing an album of instrumental compositions in 2014, titled ''Historia Natural de la Belleza y otras piezas bailables''.Bio
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Awards

* 1990: Concurso para Logotipo de la 1.ª Feria Nacional de Artesanías (with

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