The directory «Plots»

Castro y Bellvís Guillén de
(1569—1631)

Spanish dramatist, best known of the Valencian group of playwrights of the Golden Age. Three of his plays dramatize episodes from Don Quixote. His masterpiece, Las mocedades del Cid [the youthful adventures of the Cid], is a historical drama that furnished Corneille with the material for his play Le Cid. Castro enjoyed considerable success during his lifetime.

Spain, 1970, Guillén de Castro y Bellvís