Delia Fiallo

Delia Fiallo (4 July 1924 – 29 June 2021) was a Cuban author and screenwriter who lived in Miami, Florida. She was one of the most distinguished representatives of the contemporary romance novel, dabbling in various genres which appeared in her literary output.

Delia Fiallo
Fiallo in 2012
Born(1924-07-04)4 July 1924
Havana, Cuba
Died29 June 2021(2021-06-29) (aged 96)
Coral Gables, Florida, U.S.
OccupationAuthor, screenwriter
LanguageSpanish
GenreRomance
Years active1960–1985
Notable works
  • Lucecita
  • La señorita Elena
  • Tu mundo y el mío
  • Esmeralda
  • Kassandra
  • Una muchacha llamada Milagros
  • La Zulianita
  • Guadalupe
  • Marielena
  • Leonela
  • Cristal
  • Monte calvario
SpouseBernardo Pascual

Due to the contributions she made to the rise of the melodrama genre in the late 1970s and mid–1980s, she is considered to be the "mother of the Latin American telenovela". By the late 1980s, her shows had over 100 millions viewers combined.

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