List of Famous people with last name Fornes

Rosita Fornés

First Name Rosita

Last Name Fornés

Born on February 11, 1923

Died on June 10, 2020 (aged 97)

Born in United States of America, New York

Rosita Fornés was a Cuban-American singer and film actress. She was noted for her multifaceted career in the entertainment industry of Cuba. She worked in cinema, the theater, radio, television and cabaret.

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María Irene Fornés

First Name María

Last Name Fornés

Born on May 14, 1930

Died on October 30, 2018 (aged 88)

Born in Cuba, Havana Province

María Irene Fornés was a Cuban-American playwright and director, notable in off-off-Broadway in the 1960s. She was first inspired to write while living with Susan Sontag, whom she encouraged at a difficult moment in Sontag’s own writing career. Fornés’ plays range widely in subject-matter, but often relate to the impact of economic conditions on personal relationships. Fornés won many Obie Theatre Awards and was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

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