Sergi Belbel
Overview
Catalan people
The Catalans or Catalonians are the people from, or with origins in, Catalonia that form a historical nationality in Spain. The inhabitants of the adjacent portion of southern France are sometimes included in this definition...
-Spanish
Spanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
, and as of 2005 the director of the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya
Teatre Nacional de Catalunya
Teatre Nacional de Catalunya is a public theatre in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain created by the Culture Department of the Catalan Government....
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Born in Terrassa
Terrassa
Terrassa is a city in the east central region of Catalonia, Spain, in the comarca of Vallès Occidental, of which it is the co-capital along with Sabadell, the historic capital....
, Belbel's first act was Calidoscopios y faros de hoy in 1986. He became well known with his act Carícies ("Caresses") in 1992. One year later he wrote Després de la pluja ("After the rain"). In 1994 he wrote "Morir" (A moment before...). In this act was based the film of Ventura Pons
Ventura Pons
Ventura Pons Sala is a Catalan movie director.After a decade as a theatre director, Ventura Pons directed his first film in 1977, Ocaña, an Intermittent Portrait, which was officially selected by the 1978 Cannes Film Festival...
"Morir (o No)", in 2000.
