René Marqués - Wikipedia René Marqués From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Puerto Rican short story writer and playwright (1919-1979) René Marqués René Marqués Born (1919-10-04)October 4, 1919 Arecibo, Puerto Rico Died March 22, 1979(1979-03-22) (aged 59) San Juan, Puerto Rico Occupation Writer, playwright Genre Theatre, novels Literary movement Generación de los 50 Notable works La Carreta Part of a series on the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party Flag of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party Events and revolts Río Piedras massacre Ponce massacre Cadets of the Republic Gag Law (Ley de la Mordaza) Puerto Rican Nationalist Party revolts of the 1950s Jayuya Uprising San Juan Nationalist revolt Utuado uprising Attempted assassination of Harry S. Truman 1954 United States Capitol shooting incident Nationalist leaders Pedro Albizu Campos José S. Alegría Casimiro Berenguer Blanca Canales Rafael Cancel Miranda José Coll y Cuchí Oscar Collazo Rosa Collazo Juan Antonio Corretjer Julia de Burgos Raimundo Díaz Pacheco Lolita Lebrón Tomás López de Victoria Hugo Margenat Francisco Matos Paoli Ruth Mary Reynolds Isolina Rondón Vidal Santiago Díaz Clemente Soto Vélez Griselio Torresola Antonio Vélez Alvarado Carlos Vélez Rieckehoff Olga Viscal Garriga Notable nationalists Margot Arce de Vázquez Elías Beauchamp Carmelo Delgado Delgado Andres Figueroa Cordero Irvin Flores Isabel Freire de Matos Hiram Rosado Isabel Rosado José Ferrer Canales René Marqués Pedro "Davilita" Ortiz Dávila Germán Rieckehoff Helen Rodríguez Trías Daniel Santos Teófilo Villavicencio Marxuach Félix Benítez Rexach v t e René Marqués (October 4, 1919 – March 22, 1979) was a Puerto Rican short story writer and playwright. Contents 1 Early years 2 The Generation of the 50s 3 Later years 4 Noted works 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Early years[edit] Marqués was born, raised and educated in the city of Arecibo. He developed an interest in writing at a young age and was politically keen to support independence for the non-sovereign nation of Puerto Rico.[1][2] In the 1940s, Marqués wrote what is considered to be his best play, La Carreta (The Oxcart). In 1953, it opened in New York City.[3] In 1954, it opened in San Juan and helped secure his reputation as a leading literary figure. The drama traces a rural Puerto Rican family as it moved to the slums of San Juan and then to New York in search of a better life, only to be disillusioned and to long for their island.[1] The Generation of the 50s[edit] René Marqués was a figure of what was known in Puerto Rico as "La generación del 50" (The Generation of the 50s). This was an artistic and literary group of Puerto Rican intellectuals which included Francisco Matos Paoli, Francisco Arriví, Abelardo Díaz Alfaro and Lorenzo Homar.[4] In 1950, together with the other members of the group, Marqués worked for the Division of Community Education of Puerto Rico. Marqués however, did often come into conflict with Luis Muñoz Marín. He believed in complete Puerto Rican sovereignty and he often criticized Muñoz Marín, when he became governor, because of his acceptance of U.S. sovereignty over Puerto Rico.[2] In 1954, Puerto Rican director, Roberto Rodríguez, produced La Carreta, the play opened at the Church of San Sebastian, located in Manhattan, New York. The success of the play motivated Míriam Colón and Rodríguez to form the first Latino theater group with its own 60-seat theater, called "El Círculo Dramatico" (The Dramatic Circle).[1][2] In 1955, Marqués wrote one of his later works, Juan Bobo y la Señora Occidental (Juan Bobo and the Occidental Lady).[5] In 1959, Marqués published three plays together in the collection Teatro (Theater). These were La Muerte no entrará en Palacio (Death will not enter the Palace), Un Niño Azul para esa Sombra (A Blue Boy for that Shadow) and Los Soles Truncos. In an essay (1960), which the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party published as a pamphlet, Marqués addressed the problem of the language of instruction in Puerto Rico's colonial situation. He concluded that only the enjoyment of complete national sovereignty will cleanse the pedagogical problem of all extra-pedagogical baggage.[1] Later years[edit] In 1965, George Edgar and Stella Holt produced the English version of Marqués' "The Oxcart" Off-Broadway, with Míriam Colón in the lead role.[2] René Marqués died in San Juan, Puerto Rico on March 22, 1979 at age 59. Puerto Rico has named a school in his honor and in the Luis A. Ferré Performing Arts Center in San Juan there is a 760-seat René Marqués Theater.[2] Noted works[edit] External audio You may view and listen to Acto 1 – Part 1 of René Marqués' "La Carreta" on YouTube Plays Juan Bobo and the Occidental Lady La Carreta (The Oxcart) El Hombre y Sus Sueños (Published in 1948) El Hombre Y Sus Sueños Palm Sunday El Sol y Los Mac Donald (Premiered 1950) Los Soles Truncos (Premiered 1958) (Based on his short story "Purificación en la Calle del Cristo") Un Niño Azul para esa Sombra La Muerte No Entrará en Palacio La Casa Sin Reloj El Apartamiento Mariana o el Alba Sacrificio en el Monte Moriah David y Jonatán, Tito y Berenice Carnaval Afuera, Carnaval Adentro Novels La Víspera del Hombre La Mirada (1975) Essays El Puertorriqueño Dócil Ensayos 1956–1969 Short Stories Otro Día Nuestro En Una Ciudad Llamada San Juan Purificación en la Calle del Cristo Cuentos Puertorriqueños de Hoy Screenplays Juan Sin Seso (Brainless Juan) (Short Film; Dir. Luis A. Maisonet) Modesta (Short Film; Dir. Benji Doniger, Music by Héctor Campos Parsi) See also[edit] Puerto Rico portal Biography portal Literature portal List of Puerto Ricans Latino theatre in the United States French immigration to Puerto Rico List of Puerto Rican writers Puerto Rican literature Puerto Rican Nationalist Party References[edit] ^ a b c d Dictionary of Literary Biography on Rene Marques ^ a b c d e La Muerte no entra en un Palacio ^ Gil de La Madrid, Antonio. "René Marqués, dramaturgo". Biografías de escritores puertorriqueños, La Gran Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Proyecto Salón Hogar. Accessed February 20, 2013. ^ La generación del 50 ^ Encyclopedia of Latin American Theater, p. 431; ed. by Eladio Cortés & Mirta Barrea-Marlys; Greenwood Publishing Group pub.; Westport, CT; ISBN 0-313-29041-5 External links[edit] An Analysis of “the Oxcart” by René Marqués, Puerto Rican Playwright v t e Independence movement in Puerto Rico Indigenous resistance Agüeybaná I Agüeybaná II Arasibo Hayuya Jumacao Urayoán Political organizations Union Party of Puerto Rico Independence Association of Puerto Rico Liberal Party of Puerto Rico Puerto Rican Independence Party Puerto Rican Nationalist Party Hostosian National Independence Movement Socialist Front Puerto Rico Pro-Independence University Federation Militant organizations Cadets of the Republic Boricua Popular Army (Macheteros) Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional 19th century activists Ramón Emeterio Betances Mariana Bracetti Mathias Brugman Roberto Cofresí María de las Mercedes Barbudo José de Diego Eugenio María de Hostos Francisco Gonzalo Marín Rosendo Matienzo Cintrón Antonio Mattei Lluberas Francisco Ramírez Medina José Gualberto Padilla Lola Rodríguez de Tió Manuel Rojas Juan Ríus Rivera Segundo Ruiz Belvis Arturo Alfonso Schomburg Antonio Valero de Bernabé Manuel Zeno Gandía Fernando Fernandez Agustín Stahl José "Aguila Blanca" Maldonado Marcos Xiorro 20th and 21st century activists Antonio Rafael Barceló Félix Benítez Rexach Rubén Berríos Americo Boschetti Juan Mari Brás Marie Haydée Beltrán Torres Roy Brown Cayetano Coll y Cuchí Gilberto Concepción de Gracia Juan Dalmau Pedro Ortiz Dávila José M. 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