Elisa Herrero Uceda
| Elisa Herrero Uceda | |
|---|---|
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Elisa y Miguel Herrero Uceda | |
| Born |
7 November 1957 Ceclavín, Cáceres, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Alma mater | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid |
| Occupation | writer |
| Relatives | Brothers: Miguel Herrero Uceda (writer), Ton Herrero Uceda (painter), Fran Herrero Uceda (folk musician) |
| Website | http://www.elisa.elam.es |
Elisa Herrero Uceda (Ceclavín, Cáceres, Spain, 1957) is a Spanish writer. She loves read poetry in the lyric meetings that she offers along with his brother Miguel Herrero Uceda. Both of them are committed to the defence of the environment and the conservation of popular traditional culture including a promotion of the Extremaduran language. They have written articles and books on natural and the rural culture.[1]
Elisa Herrero studied Biology (BSc Biochemistry) at the Autonomous University of Madrid (1975–1980). His PhD research was conducted at CBMSO and concerned the scientific field of neurobiology; Subsequently, she moved as a postdoctoral researcher at the Medical Research Council of Cambridge (England). She is also engineer in computing by the Technical University of Madrid, but at the same time she has not forgotten the traditional knowledges of the old people she knew at her country when she was a child. She told about it in her books, and in her tales.[2]
On 31 May 2014 she organized, along with her brother a meeting of Extremaduran writers from inside and outside of Extremadura, in Ceclavín (Cáceres).[3][4][5][6] She collaborates in the annual activitis of the Semana Complutense de las Letras at the Complutense University.[7] She is also the sister of painter Antonio José Herrero Uceda
Books
- Extremadura en el corazón (Extremadura in the heart). Elam Editors. 2011.
- Mi Extremadura, la cultura rural (My Extremadura, rural culture). Elam Editors. 2012.[8]
- Ceborrincho, relatos extremeños, (tales from Extremadura). Elam Editors. 2013. Stories are written in castúo.
- Mamaeña, relatos extremeños, (tales from Extremadura). Elam Editors. 2015. Stories are written in castúo.
Play
- Soy mujer, soy tierra (I am a woman, I am earth). 5 March 2016 took place the premiere of the play, during The Week of the Woman, Coslada 2016. It was organised by the City Council of Coslada and the Regional House of Extremadura in Coslada to celebrate the International Day of the Woman.
Awards
- Prize "Luis Chamizo of prose in extremaduran" (2012).[9]
- Award to the Creation. Ateneo Arroyo de la Luz (Spain) (2013).
- Award to his work on Dissemination and Defence of the Extremaduran culture. Pablo Gonzálvez Cultural Association. Miajadas (Spain) (2014).[10]
References
- ↑ "Elisa Herrero Uceda" Elam Editores. 2015
- ↑ Paniagua Simón, Eladio. "Extremadura en el corazón", nuevo libro de los hermanos Herrero Uceda. Periódico Hoy. 23.08.11
- ↑ Entrevista Tarde de escritores en Ceclavín Canal Extremadura Radio. 30 de mayo de 2014
- ↑ Ceclavín: Encuentro de escritores esta tarde. El Periódico de Extremadura. 31 de mayo de 2014.
- ↑ Agut, Nieves. Periódico Crónica de Coria. Agosto 2014
- ↑ Herrero Uceda, Miguel. El retorno de los escritores. Revista Aceña. Agosto 2014
- ↑ Paseo por los árboles. Semana de la Letras. Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- ↑ Libros “verdes” para conservar la sabiduría de los pueblos EFE Agency.
- ↑ Elisa Herrero, 'Luis Chamizo' prize.
- ↑ Reconocen la labor de dos vecinos de Ceclavín. El periódico de Extremadura 2014.4.30.