Enrique Jardiel Poncela

Enrique Jardiel Poncela
Enrique Jardiel Poncela circa 1931
Enrique Jardiel Poncela circa 1931
BornEnrique Jardiel Poncela
(1901-10-15)15 October 1901
Madrid, Spain
Died18 February 1952(1952-02-18) (aged 50)
Madrid, Spain
OccupationNovelist, short story writer, theatrical writer
LanguageSpanish
Notable worksAmor se escribe sin hache, Eloísa está debajo de un almendro, Los ladrones somos gente honrada, Los habitantes de la casa deshabitada
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Enrique Jardiel Poncela (15 October 1901 – 18 February 1952) was a Spanish playwright and novelist who wrote mostly humorous works.

In 1932-33 and 1934 he was called to Hollywood to help with the Spanish-language versions shot in parallel to the English-language films.

His daughter, Evangelina, wrote a book entitled, Mi padre (My Father).


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