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Adelaida García Morales (born Badajoz, Spain 1945 - died Dos Hermanas, Spain, 22 September 2014 ) was a Spanish writer.
Life and work
Born in Badajoz, García Morales moved at the age of 13 to Seville, her parents' hometown. She lived there for most of her youth. She went to university in Madrid, obtaining a degree in philosophy and letters in 1970. She also studied screenwriting at the Escuela Oficial de Cinematografía. She then worked as a high school teacher, teaching Spanish and philosophy. She was also a model and actress, forming part of the theatre group Esperpento.
In 1985, she published her acclaimed volume El sur seguido de Bene. The story "El sur" was made into a famous film by her then partner Victor Erice. Her next book El silencio de las sirenas, set in a village in the Alpujarras (where she had taken up residence) was her most successful work. It won the Premio Herralde and the Premio Icaro.
García Morales died in 2014 in the southern city of Dos Hermanas.