Rosa Nissán Rovero (known as Rosa Nissán; born June 15, 1939) is a Mexican writer of

Sephardic Sephardic (or Sephardi) Jews (, ; lad, Djudíos Sefardíes), also ''Sepharadim'' , Modern Hebrew: ''Sfaradim'', Tiberian Hebrew, Tiberian: Səp̄āraddîm, also , ''Ye'hude Sepharad'', lit. "The Jews of Spain", es, Judíos sefardíes (or ), ...

origin. She is the author of the novel ''Novia que te vea'' (1992), which was made into a movie. She received the Ariel León Dultzin Award, from the Association of Israeli Journalists and Writers in Mexico, in 1994. Her novels focus on the Sephardic Jewish population in Mexico and themes of Jewish womanhood. Her work has been noted for its inclusion of

Ladino Ladino, derived from Latin, may refer to: * The register of Judaeo-Spanish used in the translation of religious texts, such as the Ferrara Bible *Ladino people, a socio-ethnic category of Mestizo or Hispanicized people in Central America especi ...

, commonly spoken by Sephardic Jews.

Biography

Rosa Nissán Rovero was born in Mexico City on June 15, 1939. Her father and grandfather were emigrants from Jerusalem; her mother was a Sephardic Jew from Turkey. She studied journalism at the Women's University of Mexico. In 1992, she published her first novel ''Novia que te vea''. It was made into a film, produced by

Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía The Mexican Film Institute ( es, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, IMCINE) is an agency of the Mexican federal government, under the auspices of the Secretariat of Culture, that supports the development of national film production and the fi ...

and directed by , with a script co-written by Nissan and Hugo Hiriart. The novel addresses the issue of cultural integration of Jewish communities in Mexico and questions the traditional role of Jewish women, as well as the customs and traditions of the Sephardic community. In 1997, she published a chronicle of her trip to Israel in (The Promised Lands). Two years later, her second novel was published, ''Hisho que te nazca'', a continuation of ''Novia que te vea'', and that same year, some short stories were also published in ''No sólo para dormir es la noche'' (Not only to sleep is the night), where she brings together a collection of stories in which the problems of partner and loneliness are determining factors. From 2000 to 2002, she gave various workshops on fictionalized autobiography in the Casa del Lago Juan José Arreola, at the

University of the Cloister of Sor Juana The University of the Cloister of Sor Juana ( es, Universidad del Claustro de Sor Juana) is a private university located in the former San Jerónimo Convent in the historic center of Mexico City. This convent is best known for having been the home ...

. and the Casa del Refugio.

Selected works

* ''Novia que te vea'', 1992, Planeta. * ''Hisho que te nazca'', 2006, Planeta. * ''Las tierras prometidas'', 1997, Plaza & Janés. * ''No solo para dormir es la noche'', 1999, Patria. * ''Los viajes de mi cuerpo'', 1999, Planeta. * ''Me viene un modo de tristeza''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nissan, Rosa 1939 births Living people Writers from Mexico City 20th-century Mexican novelists 20th-century Mexican women writers Mexican women novelists 20th-century Mexican Jews Mexican people of Turkish-Jewish descent