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Sandra Massera
Biography
Sandra Massera is an actor, playwright, educator, and theatre director. She has directed numerous plays and one opera: Rashomon. The writer of 32 plays and the libretti for four operas, she has been the recipient of Uruguay’s major playwriting awards including the Florencio Award for Best Playwright on a number of occasions, the Ministry of Education and Culture National Literature Awards, the Juan Carlos Onetti Literary Awards, the COFONTE (National Theatre Foundation Commission) Award, the Museo Vivo del Títere (Living Puppet Museum) Award, the Centro Cultural de España (Cultural Centre of Spain) Award, and the FEFCA (Fund for the Promotion of Artistic Creation and Training) Award for Artistic Excellence. Her plays have been produced, translated and published in countries including Brazil, Argentina, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru and France. She is the founder, director and producer of the theatre company Teatro del Umbral, a team of artists who for over 25 years have represented Uruguay at international festivals, round tables, and masterclasses in several countries in Europe and the Americas.