Antonio Gala

Poet
BIRTHDAY
October 2,1930
Birthplace
Spain
Age
91 years old
Birth Sign
Libra
BIRTHDAY
October 2,1930 (age 91)
Birthplace
Spain

About

Spanish author, poet and playwright who is most their for award-winning plays like 1963's The Green Fields of Eden and novels like 1996's The Rule of Three. He has served as the President of the International Theatre Institute as well as the Spanish-Arab Friendship Association.

Before Fame

He was born in Brazatortas and began studying Law at Seville University at just fifteen years old.

Trivia

His novel The Crimson Manuscript won the Planeta Prize as the best work of original Spanish fiction in 1990.

Family Life

His birth name is Antonio Velasco.

Associated With

His novel The Turkish Passion was adapted into a 1994 film starring Georges Corraface.