Spanish writer Marta Platel wins Fernando Lara Novel Prize | Vídeo

Seville, Spain, May 7 (EFE).- Barcelona-born writer Marta Platel won the 31st Fernando Lara Novel Prize, worth 120,000 euros, for El baile de las criadas, a story of betrayals, forbidden passions and hidden identities set in Barcelona in 1941 under Francoist rule.

Platel said the novel is also “a tribute to postwar women who in many cases had to abandon their families, and to the diplomats who, during Europe’s darkest years, stood up to Nazi barbarism.

(Camera: JUAN GARCÍA CHICANO).

FOOTAGE OF AWARD CEREMONY OF 31ST FERNANDO LARA NOVEL PRIZE TO WRITER MARTA PLATEL AND HER SUBSEQUENT MEDIA APPEARANCE AT ROYAL ALCAZARS OF SEVILLE IN SEVILLE, ANDALUSIA, SPAIN.

SOUNDBITES: MARTA PLATEL, WRITER AND WINNER OF THE 31ST FERNANDO LARA NOVEL AWARD.

(IN SPANISH).

TRANSLATION:

- I’m really happy. Thank you so much. I just hope you all like it. I hope you all read it. Thank you.

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Fecha: 08/05/2026 03:24 (UTC)
Crédito: EFE
Fuente: EFE
Temática: Arte, cultura y espectáculos » Literatura
Interés humano » Premios
Tipo: Bruto
Duración: 142 segundos
Referencia: 7001574649
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