Fina Casalderrey
Fina Casalderrey is a Spanish writer and educator, considered to be one of the most important writers of Galician children's literature.Life and career
She was born in Xeve in the province of Pontevedra and began a career in teaching. She first began writing for the theatre before turning to children's books and later books on gastronomy.
She received the Castelao Medal in 2003 and the in 2015. Casalderry is a member of the Royal Galician Academy. Her work has been translated into more than a dozen languages. She has also written scripts for a number of short films.Selected works
- Dos lágrimas por máquina received the
- received the and the Premio O Barco de Vapor
- El estanque de los patos pobres received the
- El lago de las niñas mudas, children's literature received the
Gastronomy
- El libro de la empanada
- Fiestas gastronómicas de Galicia
Films
- Garuda
- Dos letras
- Querido Tomás
- La última moneda
