Rebeldes del deseo: Gais, lesbianas y bisexuales en la creación artística del siglo XX – Plastic Books
Rebeldes del deseo: Gais, lesbianas y bisexuales en la creación artística del siglo XX – Plastic Books

Rebeldes del deseo: Gais, lesbianas y bisexuales en la creación artística del siglo XX

PLAZA & JANÉS
CARLOS BAREA
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Pages
240 pp.
Language
Spanish
Publisher
Plaza & Janés
Year
2025
ISBN
9788401036712
Dimensions
15.11 x 1.65 x 22.99 cm
Written by
Carlos Barea

The great LGBT creators of the 20th century as you’ve never been told before.

Did you know that Tórtola Valencia, one of the most famous dancers of the first third of the 20th century, had to adopt her girlfriend so she could inherit, and now they are buried as mother and daughter in a cemetery in Barcelona? Or that Luis Cernuda, one of the greats of the Generation of '27, wrote Poemas para un cuerpo inspired by a Mexican bodybuilder he fell in love with? Did you also not know that Francis Bacon, one of the most important British painters of the 20th century, died in Madrid because he came to Spain to meet a boyfriend, or that Carmen Conde, the first woman to join the Royal Spanish Academy, shared much of her life with another woman?

This is just a small sample of the names you will find in the pages of this compelling essay which, with a lively and direct style, aims to give their rightful place to artists who had to hide due to their sexual dissidence or risk suffering the consequences of living freely. Biographies like those of Gil de Biedma, Miguel de Molina, or Mari Trini, among others, will help us reconstruct part of the dissident cultural memory of the 20th century, as well as demonstrate that the rebels of desire, those who had to confront established social norms, have always been there.

Author biography

Carlos Barea (Granada, 1987) holds a degree in Advertising and Public Relations from Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, a master’s in Creative Writing from Hotel Kafka school, and a master’s in LGBTIQ+ Studies from Universidad Complutense de Madrid. He collaborates with various media, including the TVE program Cine de Barrio, the magazine Shangay, and the cultural supplement El Asombrario, as well as working as an editor and professional reader for different publishing houses.

Regarding his work as a writer, in 2020 he published his first novel, Bendita tú eres (Egales), and in 2023 he coordinated the collective works Flores para Lola. Una mirada queer y feminista sobre la Faraona (Dos Bigotes & Egales), Ocaña. El eterno brillo del Sol de Cantillana (Dos Bigotes), and Pepe Espaliú. Visibilidad, experiencias y construcciones culturales en torno al VIH (Flores Raras). In 2024 he coordinated Eloy de la Iglesia. El placer oculto del cine español (Dos Bigotes) and worked on the script for the documentary La última noche de Sonia Martínez (RTVE).

Title
Rebeldes del deseo: Gais, lesbianas y bisexuales en la creación artística del siglo XX
Author
Carlos Barea
Publisher
Plaza & Janés
Year
2025
Language
Español
Pages
240 pp.
Binding
Soft
ISBN
9788401036712
Categories
Historia LGBTQ+ , Biografías de actores y artistas , Historia social y cultural
LGTBIQ+ representation
Gay , Bisexual , Lésbica / sáfica , Queer
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