Josefina de la Torre

Poetry / theater / cinema · 1907–2002

Josefina de la Torre
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Poetry / theater / cinema

Josefina de la Torre Millares was a Gran Canaria writer linked to the Generation of 1927. A poet, novelist, singer and actor, she also worked in dubbing, screenwriting and theatre; she published Versos y estampas in 1927 and Poemas de la isla in 1930.

Early life

Josefina de la Torre Millares was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in 1907. The Academia Canaria de la Lengua places her within the Generation of 1927 and summarises a career that combined poetry, fiction, theatre, singing and cinema.

Historical role

Her first book, Versos y estampas, appeared in 1927 with a prologue by Pedro Salinas. In 1930 she published Poemas de la isla, one of the works that anchors her literary relationship with island landscape and memory.

Legacy

Canarian institutional sources also document her work as an actor, singer and voice professional. A Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes study details her involvement in cinema from the 1930s, including dubbing, screenwriting and assistant-directing work. She died in Madrid in 2002.

Timeline

  1. 1907Josefina de la Torre is born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
  2. 1927She published Versos y estampas, her first literary work, with a prologue by Pedro Salinas.
  3. 1930She published Poemas de la isla, a work linked to her period of poetic renewal.
  4. 2002Josefina de la Torre dies in Madrid.

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