Augusto Roa Bastos

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Augusto Roa Bastos was born on June 13, 1917 in Asunción, Paraguay. He was a writer and actor, known for Alias Big Shot (1961), Shunko (1960) and The Terrorist (1962). He was married to Iris Giménez and Muñeca Duarte Rodi. He died on April 26, 2005 in Asunción. See full bio »

Born:

June 13, 1917 in Asunción, Paraguay

Died:

April 26, 2005 (age 87) in Asunción, Paraguay

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Known For

Alias Big Shot Writer

(1961)

Shunko Writer

(1960)

The Terrorist Writer

(1962)

Soluna Writer

(1969)

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Writer (14 credits)

1974 La madre María

1969 Soluna (writer)

1967 Ya tiene comisario el pueblo

1966 Punishment to the Traitor (short story "Encuentro con el traidor")

1964 La boda

1964 Demon in the Blood

1962 The Terrorist

1962 El último piso

1961 Alias Big Shot

1961 La sed (novel "Hijo de hombre, chapter La sed") / (screenplay)

1960 Shunko

1959 La sangre y la semilla (writer)

1959 Put Out or Shut Up (story)

1957 El trueno entre las hojas

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Actor (1 credit)

1985 La clave (TV Series)

- Hispanoamérica (1985)

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Self (1 credit)

1998 El portón de los sueños (Documentary)

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Personal Details

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Novel: "Mijo de Hombre" (filmed as La sed (1961)).

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Winner of the Cervantes Prize for Literature in Spanish, he was considered Paraguay's most important contemporary writer. He lived in exile for 42 years, leaving his homeland voluntarily because of political upheaval, but returning for good in the mid-1990s. He was often mentioned as a candidate for the Nobel Prize for Literature. Along with books, poems, and plays, he wrote screenplays, many of ... See more »