DELIA MAUNÁS
Argentine writer of fiction, plays and TVscripts for children.
Translator into English and Spanish /// Portuguese into English and Spanish.
[email protected]
Tel (54) (2322) 433.183
WORK EXPERIENCE
Theatre author of the following plays:
(all of them staged in Buenos Aires)
EL REY DEL MUNDO, children’s play, in print by Editorial Colihue.
MUÑECA BRAVA (monologue), (also staged in Portuguese in Sao Pablo, Brazil)
EL GATITO CAFETIN, children’s play, published by Editorial Colihue
MALENA EL TIEMPO VUELA, children’s play.
LA VIDA ES SUEÑO (adapted from the play by Calderón de la Barca, for teenagers),
SKETCHES for CIRCUS PERFORMANCES and TEATRAZO.
Television
• CHIQUITITAS 2006, chief co-author. Broadcast by TELEFÉ. 140 one-hour chapters.
• PLAYHOUSE DISNEY. RGB Entertainment. Head writer. Three seasons, 150 chapters. Theme scripts for small children. Broadcast by Disney Channel in Argentina and other countries. Author of the short stories with Disney characters told in the series.
• CHIQUITITAS BRAZIL. Produced by Telefé Argentina with Brazilian actors, broadcast by SBT-Brazil. From 1997 to 2000. Scriptwriting team leader of the famous children’s soap opera for the Brazilian edition. 700 one-hour chapters with about 30 characters, 15 of which were children. Average rating 15 points under Brazil’s standards.
• RECREO SATELITAL. I-SAT, 1997. Scripts of popular Latin American folk tales for kids and pre-adolescents. Responsible of the Oral Tradition segment.
• TEA IMAGEN, School of Television. Year 2004. Scriptwriting professor.
• UNIVERSITY OF BELGRANO. School of Television. Years 1996-1997. Scriptwriting professor
• LA ISLA DE PANAM. Channel 9, year 2005. Adventures and musical entertainment for children.
• PUNTO LIMITE. Channel 9. Questions and answers program.
• LEER ES CRECER. Scripts and videos for children’s education. Channel 7.
• ENTREACTOS. As a storyteller, producing and telling folk and literary tales for the screen. Cable channel.
• CENTRO DE MEDIOS AUDIOVISUALES, Guadalajara, México. At present developing an on-line scriptwriting course for this institution.
• SCRIPTWRITING workshops, delivered in Argentina, Colombia and Mexico.
TRAINING COURSES
Delia Maunás studied scriptwriting with María Inés Andrés, a pioneer of Argentine television.
Also attended Buenos Aires seminars of scriptwriting by Doc Comparato (Brazil), Syd Field (USA) and Arturo Ripstein (Mex).
She was assistant scriptwriter to Manuel Muñoz Rico, Venezuelan-Argentine writer of soap operas. Years 1995-1996.
Also
Author of the book “Boris Spivacow, Memoria de un Sueño Argentino”, for Editorial Colihue, Argentina.
Author of version of fables, published by Editorial Guadal, Argentina.
Worked as a storyteller, actress and theatre director in several plays.
Created and developed the projects “The Train of Memory”, and “Reading Marathons”.
Speaks English as her second language. Obtained her Proficiency in English diploma from Cambridge University and graduated at Buenos Aires University as a Certified Translator.
She has translated children’s books into English and Spanish for several publishers (Abran Cancha (Argentina), Harcourt International, Scott)
She is an active member of Toastmasters International in Buenos Aires.
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