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Mireya Cueto (February 3, 1922 – April 26, 2013) was a Mexican puppeteer, writer and dramaturg. She was also co-founder of the national marionette museum Museo Nacional de Títeres (MUNATI) in Huamantla, Tlaxcala.

Mireya Cueto
Born	(1922-02-03)3 February 1922 Mexico City, Mexico
Died	26 April 2013(2013-04-26) (aged 91)
Nationality	Mexican
Parents	Germán Cueto (father) Lola Cueto (mother)
Awards	international "Gorgorito" award of the UNIMA, 2006[1]

Biography

Cueto, born on February 3, 1922, in Mexico City, is one of two daughters of artists Lola and Gérman, who were also well-known puppeteers.

Since 2001, the Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (CONACULTA) has carried out annually the national puppetry festival "Festival Nacional de Títeres Mireya Cueto" in honor of her.[2] She died on April 26, 2013.[3]

References

External links

• Mireya Cueto in the Ibero-American Institute (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) catalogue, Berlin

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