Edgar Chías (born 1973) is a Mexican playwright, actor, and theatre critic.
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/ref> He was born in Mexico City
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and attended UNAM
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where he studied theatre. He has written a number of plays including ''De insomnio y media noche'', which was performed at the Royal Court Theatre
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in London in 2006 under the title ''On Insomnia and Midnight'' (English translation by David Johnston). He won the Oscar Liera Prize for Best Contemporary Play in 2007 for both ''Crack'' and ''De insomnio y media noche''.
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Mexican dramatists and playwrights
1973 births
Male actors from Mexico City
Writers from Mexico City
Living people
Date of birth missing (living people)
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