Guido, Beatriz (1924–)

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Guido, Beatriz (1924–)

Argentinean novelist, playwright, screenwriter and short-story writer. Born 1924 in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina; died Mar 4, 1988, in Madrid, Spain; studied philosophy and literature in Buenos Aires, Rome and Paris; m. (Leopoldo) Torre Nilsson (screenwriter and director), 1959 (died 1979).

One of the best-known writers in Argentina, was honored with a postal stamp (2002); appointed Argentinean Cultural Attaché to Spain (1984); writings include La casa del ángel (1954), La caída (1956), El secuestrado (1958), Fin de fieste (1958), La mano en la trampo (1961), and Homenaje a la hora de la siesta; also wrote screenplays for Insomnes (1984). La mano en la trampo made into film by husband and won 1st prize at Cannes Film Festival (1961).

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