Mireya Cueto
Appearance
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Born | February 3, 1922 Mexico City |
Died | April 26, 2013 |
Nationality | Mexican |
Notable awards | international "Gorgorito" award of the UNIMA, 2006[1] |
Mireya Cueto (born Mexico City, February 3, 1922) is a Mexican puppeteer, writer and dramaturg. She was also cofounder of the national marionette museum Museo Nacional de Títeres (MUNATI) in Huamantla, Tlaxcala.
Cueto is one of two daughters of Lola and Gérman, who were also well-known puppeteers. Since 2001 the Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (CONACULTA) has carried out annually the national puppetry festival Festival nacional de Títeres „Mireya Cueto“ in honor of her.[2]
References
External links
- Mireya Cueto in the Ibero-American Institute (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) catalogue, Berlin