Background
Gala, Candelas S. was born on November 13, 1948 in Santander, Cantabria, Spain. Arrived in the United States, 1972. Daughter of José Sánchez and Isabel Gala.
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Gala, Candelas S. was born on November 13, 1948 in Santander, Cantabria, Spain. Arrived in the United States, 1972. Daughter of José Sánchez and Isabel Gala.
Bachelor in Modern Philology, University Salamanca, Spain, 1972. Master of Arts, University Pittsburgh, 1978. Doctor of Philosophy, University Pittsburgh, 1980.
Lecturer St. Ursula's Grammar School, London, 1972—1973, Carlow College, Pittsburgh, 1973—1974. Teaching assistant, teaching fellow University Pittsburgh, 1975—1978. Instructor Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1978—1981, assistant professor, 1981—1985, associate professor, 1985—1991, full professor, since 1991, chairman romance languages, since 1996, Wake Forest professor, since 2000.
Member of Modern Language Association, Asociación International de Hispanistas, Asociación de Licenciados y doctores españoles, South Atlantic Modern Language Association.
Children: Isabel Gala Newton, Ryan Antonia Newton.