Cuban Theater Digital Archive

Abilio Estévez

Director, dramaturg, author / playwright

Abilio Estévez was born in Havana in 1954, where he studied Spanish language, literature, and philosophy. He then ventured into the theatre world, working with many different companies. He is the author of several plays, including the award-winning Night, a collection of poems, Manual of Temptations, and a volume of short stories, Game with Gloria, as well as the novels Thine Is the Kingdom and Distant Palaces, both published by Arcade.

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Information available in Spanish; click "Español" in the upper right hand side of the page.

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Havana Under the Sea
Author / Playwright
La verdadera culpa de Juan Clemente Zenea
Author / Playwright
Un sueño feliz
Author / Playwright
Santa Cecilia
Author / Playwright
La noche
Author / Playwright
Perla Marina
Author / Playwright
El enano en la botella
Author / Playwright
Santa Cecilia
Author / Playwright
La última función
Author / Playwright
Hoy tuve un sueño feliz
Author / Playwright
1989
Josefina la viajera
Author / Playwright

Productions: +

Perla Marina
Director
Teatro Avellaneda
October 3, 2016
El público
dramaturg
Teatro Trianón
1996
El público
dramaturg
Teatro Nacional de Cuba
1995
El público
dramaturg
Sala Teatro Hubert de Blanck
1994

Awards: +

Year	Category	Award	Result
1987	None	Premio de la Crítica Literaria	Winner
1991	None	Premio Santiago Pita	Winner
1994	None	Premio Tirso de Molina	Winner
1984	None	Premio UNEAC de Teatro José Antonio Ramos	Winner
1991	None	Premio Villanueva	Winner