Maria Teresa "Tere" Marichal Lugo, (born May 24, 1956) better known as her character Maria Chuzema[1] is a Puerto Rican Actor, writer, ventriloquist, playwright and television personality. For 25 years starting in 1987, her television show, *La Casa de Maria Chuzema", was shown on Puerto Rico's government channel, the PBS-affiliated Canal 6.[2]
Biography
editMarichal was born in Yauco, Puerto Rico, the daughter of a Spaniard named Carlos Marichal, who was an artist and scenographer, and mother Flavia Lugo, a schoolteacher and radio show writer.[citation needed]
Writings
editAs of 2020, Marichal had written some 31 books that have been published, both in Spanish and in English.[3]
Victoria Espinosa directed La Isla Antilla by Marichal, which went on tour to North America in 1996.[4]
Awards
editFor her work, Marichal has been awarded two Emmy's as well as the "René Marqués Award", which she won for her play, "La Obra de los Dioses" ("The Work of the Gods").[5]
Personal life
editDuring 2018, Marichal revealed that she had suffered domestic violence at a point in her life.[6]
Health issues
editDuring June of 2020, Marichal told Puerto Rican newspaper El Vocero that she had recuperated from a bout with the coronavirus.[7] Her son, Miguel, who was, as of 2020, incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Dix in New Jersey, United States, also suffered from that disease.[1]
See also
editExternal links
edit- ^ a b "Tere Marichal clama por información de su hijo preso y enfermo". Primera Hora. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
- ^ "Cuenta cuentos por excelencia | Escenario". elvocero.com. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
- ^ "Tere Marichal Lugo". Book Depository. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
- ^ Meyer-Dinkgrafe, Daniel (2003-05-20). Who's Who in Contemporary World Theatre. Routledge. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-134-76787-8.
- ^ "Homenaje a Tere Marichal -". tintadigital.upra.edu. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
- ^ "La actriz Tere Marichal narra su experiencia como sobreviviente de violencia de género – El Nuevo Día". elnuevodia.com. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
- ^ "Se recupera del virus | Escenario". elvocero.com. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-07.