José Sanchis Sinisterra (born June 28, 1940) is a Spanish playwright and theatre director. He was born in

Valencia Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...

. He is best known, outside of Spain, for his award-winning play, '' ¡Ay Carmela!''. In 2004 he won the Spanish National Dramatic Literature Award for his play ''Terror y miseria en el primer franquismo''. Spanish Ministry of Culture
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Publications

*''Ñaque; Ay, Carmela!'' by José Sanchis Sinisterra (Spanish, paperback), Ediciones Catedra, 1991. *'' ¡Ay, Carmela!'' (trans. John London) (English, paperback), New Theatre Publications, 2003. *', e-book, Caos Editorial *', e-book, Caos Editorial *', e-book, Caos Editorial

References

Spanish dramatists and playwrights Spanish male dramatists and playwrights Living people 1940 births {{spain-dramatist-stub