María Elena Morán
Writing
Biography
María Elena Morán (Maracaibo, November 27, 1985) is a Venezuelan writer and screenwriter based in Brazil. Her first novel, Los Continentes del Adentro, was published in 2021 in Brazil and Spain. She won the 2022 Café Gijón Prize for her novel Volver a cuando. Morán writes in both Spanish and Portuguese.
Known For
On the eve of a future-defining championship, promising 17-year-old volleyball player Sofia is faced with an unwanted pregnancy. Seeking an illegal termination, she becomes the target of a fundamentalist group determined to stop her at any cost – but neither Sofia nor those who love her are willing to surrender to the blind fervor of the swarm.
Power Alley
When Marushka enters Ivan's butcher shop, it's not to buy sausages. In the back room, vodka and waltzing and the pleasures of the flesh may lead the two lovers to the ultimate chop!