Background
Carlos Solórzano was born on March 6, 1919 San Marcos, San Marcos Department, Guatemala, to a wealthy family.
Carlos Solórzano was born on March 6, 1919 San Marcos, San Marcos Department, Guatemala, to a wealthy family.
Carlos graduated from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México as an architect, as a Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in 1946–1948.
Carlos's first play, "Espejo de Novelas", was penned in 1946. During his studies in France, he became acquainted with many prominent men of letters such as Camus and Ghelderode and their influence and dramatic style would be a major influence in his later works as indeed in increasing his interest in theatrical subjects in general.
Solórzano returned to Mexico City. He began writing a number of plays, some of which are important to Mexican theatre today.
Carlos's play "El crucificado", is a reenactment of Jesus Christ's crucifixion. Solorzano represented Mexico in the first playwriting workshop in Puerto Rico in 1960 and in 1963 was representative of Mexico's Festival of Theater of Nations in Paris with his work "Los fantoches de andalucia." He attended the XI Congreso de Literatura Iberoamericana in Austin, Texas.
Solórzano was an active lecturer and director in the universities. He has served as the director of the Teatro Universitario as well as the director of the Museo Nacional de Teatro.
Carlos has lectured in several universities in the United States including Columbia University, the University of Southern California, and the University of Kansas. He was a professor at the Autonomous University of Latin America, and an editor of the theatrical encyclopedia, Enciclopedia Mundial del Teatro Contemporaneo.
On September 3, 1946, Carlos married Beatrice Caso, with whom he had one son and two daughters.