Fina Casalderrey

Fina Casalderrey
Born (1951-08-11) 11 August 1951 (age 73)
Xeve, Pontevedra, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Genrechildren's literature, gastronomy

Fina Casalderrey (born 11 August 1951) is a Spanish writer and educator, considered to be one of the most important writers of Galician children's literature.[1][2]

Life and career

She was born in Xeve in Pontevedra and began a career in teaching. She first began writing for the theatre before turning to children's books and later books on gastronomy.[2][1]

She received the Castelao Medal in 2003 and the Premio da Cultura Galega [gl] in 2015. Casalderry is a member of the Royal Galician Academy. Her work has been translated into more than a dozen languages. She has also written scripts for a number of short films.[1]

Selected works

Source:[1]

Children's literature

Gastronomy

  • El libro de la empanada (1993)
  • Fiestas gastronómicas de Galicia (1994)

Films

  • Garuda (2010)
  • Dos letras (2011)
  • Querido Tomás (2013)
  • La última moneda (2016)

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Fina Casalderrey". Cultura de Galicia (in Spanish). Xunta de Galicia.
  2. ^ a b "Fina Casalderrey" (in Spanish). Ediciones SM.