Mariana Gándara Salazar
Mariana Gándara Salazar | |
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| Born | 1984 |
| Died | August 20, 2025 (aged 40–41) |
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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
- ^ "Mariana Gándara - Teatro UNAM" (in Spanish). 2021-06-22. Retrieved 2025-08-22.
- ^ Tavera, Ricardo. Niños Asesinos (in Spanish). Glat Entertainment.
- ^ "Mariana Gándara". CultuRunners. Retrieved 2025-08-22.
- ^ "Divulgan obras ganadoras del Festival de Teatro Universitario". Capital México (in Mexican Spanish). 2019-02-18. Retrieved 2025-08-22.
- ^ Notimex (2018-04-07). "Cineteca Nacional prepara celebración del natalicio de Ingmar Bergman". Grupo Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-08-22.
- ^ "Mariana Gándara, destacada dramaturga y directora escénica murió a los 41 años". www.proceso.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-08-22.