Fina Casalderrey

Fina Casalderrey (born 11 August 1951) is a Spanish writer and educator, considered to be one of the most important writers of Galician children's literature.[1][2]

Fina Casalderrey
Born (1951-08-11) 11 August 1951
Xeve, Pontevedra, Spain
NationalitySpain
Genrechildren's literature, gastronomy

Life and career

She was born in Xeve in the province of Pontevedra and began a career in teaching. She first began writing for the theatre before turning to children's books and later books on gastronomy.[2][1]

She received the Castelao Medal in 2003 and the Premio da Cultura Galega in 2015. Casalderry is a member of the Royal Galician Academy. Her work has been translated into more than a dozen languages. She has also written scripts for a number of short films.[1]

Selected works[1]

Children's literature
  • Dos lágrimas por máquina (1992) received the Premio Merlín
  • El misterio de los hijos de Lúa (1995) received the Premio Nacional de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil and the Premio O Barco de Vapor
  • El estanque de los patos pobres (1996) received the Premio Edebé de literatura infantil y juvenil
  • El lago de las niñas mudas, children's literature (2007) received the Premio Frei Martín Sarmiento

Gastronomy
  • El libro de la empanada (1993)
  • Fiestas gastronómicas de Galicia (1994)

Films
  • Garuda (2010)
  • Dos letras (2011)
  • Querido Tomás (2013)
  • La última moneda (2016)

References
  1. "Fina Casalderrey". Cultura de Galicia (in Spanish). Xunta de Galicia.
  2. "Fina Casalderrey" (in Spanish). Ediciones SM.
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