Sonia Chocrón (born 17 March 1961 in Caracas) is a Venezuelan poet, novelist, screenwriter and playwright of Sephardic origin. She is related to the Venezuelan dramatist Isaac Chocrón.Sonia Chocrón, palabras mayores.
Born in a Moroccan Jewish family,Jacqueline Goldberg: SONIA CHOCRON: a disposición del libro de la vida. El Universal, 2002 she completed her Social Communication degree at the Andrés Bello Catholic University. In 1982 she entered the Workshop of Poetry of the Rómulo Gallegos Center for Latin American Studies. In 1988 she was selected to participate in the Workshop "The Argument of Fiction" taught by Gabriel García Márquez at the School of Cinema located in San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba. After that, she traveled to Mexico invited by the Nobel Prize Academy to find the Gabriel García Márquez Cinematographic Bureau. Her literary work, as well as her scripts for cinema and television, have awarded her prizes and accolades at a local and international level.
Published works Her literary works have been published in diverse essays and anthologies in Europe, Latin America, and United States, among others. Carnet de Identidad (2023). LP5 Editora, Chile. Poetry Hermana pequeña. (2020). Editorial Ecelpsidra. Poetry Bruxa/Toledana. (2019). Editorial Kalathos, España.Poetry Muela/Molar. (2015). Tale. Mary Poppins y otros poemas (2015) Lugar Común Editores. Poetry La Dama Oscura (2014) Ediciones B./ Sudaquia Editores, N.Y. Novel Sábanas Negras (2013). Ediciones B. Novel Las Mujeres de Houdini (2012). Bruguera. Novel Poesía Re-Unida (2010). Bid and Co Editores. Poetry La virgen del baño turco y otros cuentos falaces (2008). Ediciones B. Tale Falsas apariencias (2004). Editorial Alfaguara.Tale La buena hora (2002). Monteávila Editores. Poetry Púrpura (1998). Editorial la Liebre Libre. PoetryStand Up Poetry: Imprescindible Sonia Toledana (1992). Monteávila Editores PoetryEl universo sefardí de Sonia Chocrón.Sonia Chocrón: “Y yo, que soy un poco irresponsable en el teclado…” . El Nacional Hermana pequeña (2020). Editorial Eclepsidra Sonia Chocrón – Resisto como una palmera a que pase el huracán Carnet de identidad (2023). LP5 Editora, Chile. Poetry.
Scripts for cinema and TV Original script for the feature film "Oro Diablo". 2000. Co-Writer for the documentary film "The Lost Key". 2014.The Lost Key (2014) - Full Cast & Crew.
Scripts for Theatre Ni un Pelo de Tontas. 2015Ni un pelo de tontas. La Reina y yo. 2015Entre el malandro y la reina.
Prizes received First finalist, Fundarte Prize of Poetry, 1991. First finalist, José Antonio Pérez Bonalde International Prize of Poetry, 1996.El universo sefardí de Chocrón. Mention of Honour for the collection of poems La Buena Hora, Literary Biennial José Rafael Pocaterra, 1996. Winner, Annual Tales Contest of the newspaper El Nacional for the tale La Señora Hyde, 2000. Palabras Errantes - Latin American Literature in Translation
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