Alana Portero
Alana S. Portero | |
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| Born | 1978 Madrid |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Alma mater | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid |
| Notable work | Bad Habit (La mala costumbre) |
Alana S. Portero (Madrid, 1978) is a Spanish writer, poet, playwright and stage director. She writes about culture, feminism and LGBT activism, with a special focus on trans women.[1]
Early years and career[edit]
Portero was born and grew up in a working class neighbourhood of Madrid.[2][3] She completed her studies in History at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM),[4] with a specialisation in Medieval History.
She cofounded STRIGA, a stage company where she used to be a playwright and an actress.[5] Nowadays she collaborates with several Spanish publishers,[6] such as the magazine Agente Provocador, ElDiario.es, El Salto, SModa and Vogue España,[7] as well as on her own Patreon page.
Portero wrote several collections of poems: La habitación de las ahogadas (2017);[8] La próxima tormenta (2014);[9] Irredento (2011);[10] Fantasmas (2010).[11] She also has written the stage play Música silenciosa (2008).[12] She has also collaborated in a number of collections of selected works such as La revuelta del pueblo cucaracha (2013), El descrédito (2013), Mundo Subterráneo (2015), Alcasseriana (2016), Vidas Trans (2019) or Asalto a Oz (2019).[13]
La mala costumbre (Bad Habit) is her first novel. Told in the voice of a girl trapped within the body of a boy, Bad Habit is a story of coming-of-age in working class Madrid.[14] The novel was successfully presented at 2023's Frankfurt's Book Fair. It will be translated into eleven languages[15][16] such as English, French and German.[17]
Works[edit]
- 2008 – Música silenciosa. Stage play. Ediciones Endymion. ISBN 978-8477314684.
- 2010 – Fantasmas. Collection of poems. Ediciones Endymion. ISBN 978-8477314967.
- 2011 – Irredento. Collection of poems. Ediciones Endymion. ISBN 9788477315186.
- 2014 – La próxima tormenta. Collection of poems. Origami. ISBN 9788494209406.
- 2017 – La habitación de las ahogadas. Collection of poems. Harpo Libros. ISBN 978-8494539961.
- 2023 – La mala costumbre. Novel. Seix Barral. ISBN 9788432242120.
Awards[edit]
In 2023 she was given an award by the Spanish Ministry of Equality for giving visibility to trans women through all her work.[18]
References[edit]
- ^ "Alana Portero: "La ficción es el terreno de la libertad y el punto de vista de creadores y creadoras debe ser sagrado"". www.europapress.es. 2023-06-03. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ^ Fanjul, Sergio C. (2023-05-16). "Alana S. Portero, el viaje iniciático de la heroína trans". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ^ "Alana S. Portero: "Si todos pudiéramos pasar tiempo con las travestis de la calle, te prometo que el mundo sería un lugar mucho mejor"". Vogue España (in European Spanish). 2023-04-25. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ^ "Alana S. Portero". PlanetadeLibros (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ^ FTA, Euforia (2020-02-17). "Alana Portero Ortigosa". Euforia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ^ "Alana S. Portero (escritora): "Siempre que una mujer es firme, se recurre a la burla"". El Español (in Spanish). 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ^ "Alana S. Portero: "Es muy fácil ser sobrio cuando todo está hecho a tu medida"". Vanity Fair (in European Spanish). 2023-05-13. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ^ Portero, Alana (2017). La habitación de las ahogadas. Harpo Libros. ISBN 978-8494539961.
- ^ Portero, Alana (2014). La próxima tormenta. Origami. ISBN 9788494209406.
- ^ Portero, Alana (2011). Irredento. Endymion Ediciones. ISBN 978-8477315186.
- ^ Portero, Alana (2010). Fantasmas. Endymion Ediciones. ISBN 978-8477314967.
- ^ Portero, Alana (2008). Música silenciosa. ISBN 978-8477314684.
- ^ FTA, Euforia (2020-02-17). "Alana Portero Ortigosa". Euforia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ^ "Bad Habit ebook by Alana S. Portero". Rakuten Kobo (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-09-06. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
- ^ "Alana S. Portero: "Es muy fácil ser sobrio cuando todo está hecho a tu medida"". Vanity Fair (in European Spanish). 2023-05-13. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ^ Fanjul, Sergio C. (2023-05-16). "Alana S. Portero, el viaje iniciático de la heroína trans". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ^ Chico-Álvarez, Lucas Méndez (2023-05-04). "Alana S. Portero: "Siempre he visto la masculinidad como algo indescifrable y lleno de rituales absurdos"". El Independiente (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ^ "3º Reconocimientos Arcoíris a personas destacadas en la visibilización, apoyo y defensa de los derechos de las personas LGTBI". www.igualdad.gob.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-21.
External links[edit]
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Spanish women poets
- Spanish women dramatists and playwrights
- Spanish women theatre directors
- Spanish transgender women
- Spanish LGBT poets
- Spanish LGBT dramatists and playwrights
- Transgender women writers
- Transgender poets
- Transgender dramatists and playwrights
- LGBT theatre directors
- Transfeminists
- 21st-century Spanish women writers
- 21st-century Spanish poets
- 21st-century Spanish dramatists and playwrights
- 21st-century Spanish LGBT people