Mariana Gándara Salazar

Mariana Gándara Salazar
Born1984 (1984)
DiedAugust 20, 2025(2025-08-20) (aged 40–41)
Occupations
  • Playwright
  • theater director

Mariana Gándara Salazar (1984 – August 20, 2025) was a Mexican playwright and theater director.

Life and career

Gándara Salazar obtained a degree in Dramatic Literature and Theater from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).[1][2] She joined Artillería Producciones in 2007 before studying at the Central Saint Martins University of the Arts in London.[3]

Her first play "Nobody belongs here more than you" won her an award at the 18th National University Theater Festival.[4] She went on to create other plays including "Mar de fuchi" (2012), "Ghostly Matters-Collective Hallucinations" (2013) and "The Last Reef in the Third Dimension" (2013-2014).[5]

Gándara Salazar died in Mexico City on August 20, 2025, at the age of 41.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Mariana Gándara - Teatro UNAM" (in Spanish). 2021-06-22. Retrieved 2025-08-22.
  2. ^ Tavera, Ricardo. Niños Asesinos (in Spanish). Glat Entertainment.
  3. ^ "Mariana Gándara". CultuRunners. Retrieved 2025-08-22.
  4. ^ "Divulgan obras ganadoras del Festival de Teatro Universitario". Capital México (in Mexican Spanish). 2019-02-18. Retrieved 2025-08-22.
  5. ^ Notimex (2018-04-07). "Cineteca Nacional prepara celebración del natalicio de Ingmar Bergman". Grupo Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-08-22.
  6. ^ "Mariana Gándara, destacada dramaturga y directora escénica murió a los 41 años". www.proceso.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-08-22.