Albert Espinosa

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Albert Espinosa i Puig [ əlˈβɛrt əspiˈnozə i ˈputʃ ], (born November 5, 1973 in Barcelona ), trained as an industrial engineer , is a Spanish screenwriter , playwright , journalist , actor and film director . He also works as a newspaper columnist for El Periódico de Catalunya .

In Germany he is known for the German-language adaptation of his story in the form of the television series Club der rote Bänder .

biography

Espinosa was born in Barcelona , Spain on November 5, 1973. He was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 14 , which is why he spent the next ten years repeatedly in hospitals. He lost a leg, a lung, and part of his liver. Espinosa's memoir Fortune Secrets from the Yellow World is a documentation of his fight against cancer. At the age of 24 he left the hospital to train as an industrial engineer at ETSEIB, part of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya . At this time he also began writing screenplays and starring in television series on Catalan television.

Career

Beginnings

Espinosa began his writing activity during his student days. Some of his works were inspired by Shakespeare, others dealt with more autobiographical subjects (such as his play Los Pelones , which premiered at the Riereta Teatre in Barcelona in July 1995 and which became the basis of his later film script "Planta 4ª") or works, which took place in a university context, such as Un novato en la ETSEIB . After he had finished his studies, he formed the theater company "Los Pelones" with fellow students and the ETSEIB theater group ( named after the play of the same name about adolescent cancer patients who were all bald due to their chemotherapy , as was Espinosa himself during the years of his hospital stay) which is still active today.

First jobs on television

Unlike the other "Pelones" members, Espinosa never worked as an engineer. After completing his studies, he wrote his first paid screenplay (1998) for a video which won the European Information Technology Prize.

At the age of 24 he made a full recovery from his illness, thanks in part to the experience of writing short plays and scripts during his studies. He began to work as a writer for television programs and competitions, simultaneously with his role as a playwright and as an actor in the theater company "The Pelones".

Cinema and theater

His real talent as a writer came with the film Planta 4ª , directed by Antonio Mercero and starring Juan José Ballesta . In his work, described as autobiographical, the author tells the everyday hospital life of a group of children with cancer with tenderness and humor, in a tone free from drama and tragedy. The film had premieres at festivals and was nominated for the Spanish Goya film award in 2004 in the Best Film category.

literature

Espinosa is a bestselling author and has published four books, including Secrets of Fortune from the Yellow World (2008).

Lucky secrets from the yellow world are Espinosa's memoirs from the time with cancer. About this book he said, 'I don't talk about cancer, I talk about what I learned from cancer, everything it taught me about everyday life.'

Awards (selection)

  • 2004: Basque Film Award for Best Screenplay for Planta 4ª.
  • 2004: SAG Award for the best television film script for Tempus fugit.
  • 2004: Golden Nymph for Best Screenplay at the Monte Carlo TV Festival for Tempus Fugit.

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Eric Porcel: Espinosa vuelve con un libro de humor y ternura . In: El País , April 1, 2011. Retrieved May 19, 2012. 
  2. ↑ Hogan, Michael. "The Yellow World by Albert Espinosa - review" , The Observer , London, October 28, 2012, in English
  3. ↑ Espinosa, Albert. "I was 15 when I lost my leg but I was lucky enough to give it a farewell party" , The Big Issue , November 7, 2012, accessed on October 25, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Espinosa, Albert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Espinosa i Puig, Albert (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish screenwriter, playwright, journalist, actor and film director
DATE OF BIRTH 5th November 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Barcelona