Rosa Nissán
Rosa Nissán | |
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(2017) | |
| Born | Rosa Nissán Rovero 15 June 1939 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Spanish |
| Alma mater | Women's University of Mexico |
| Genre | Novel |
| Notable works | Novia que te vea |
| Notable awards | Ariel León Dultzin Award |
Rosa Nissán Rovero (known as Rosa Nissán; born June 15, 1939) is a Mexican writer of Sephardic origin. She is the author of the novel Novia que te vea (1992), which was made into a movie. She received the Ariel León Dultzin Award, from the Association of Israeli Journalists and Writers in Mexico, in 1994. Her novels focus on the Sephardic Jewish population in Mexico and themes of Jewish womanhood. Her work has been noted for its inclusion of Ladino, commonly spoken by Sephardic Jews.