Biography
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (Spanish: [miˈɣel de θeɾˈβantes saaˈβeðɾa]; 29 September 1547 (assumed) – 22 April 1616 NS) was a Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists. He is best known for his novel Don Quixote, a work often cited as both the first modern novel and one of the pinnacles of world literature.
Much of his life was spent in poverty and obscurity, while the bulk of his surviving work was produced in the three years preceding his death, when he was supported by the Count of Lemos and did not have to work. Despite this, his influence and literary contribution are reflected by the fact that Spanish is often referred to as "the language of Cervantes".
In 1569, Cervantes was forced to leave Spain and move to Rome, where he worked in the household of a cardinal. In 1570, he enlisted in a Spanish Navy infantry regiment, and was badly wounded at the Battle of Lepanto in October 1571. He served as a soldier until 1575, when he was captured by Barbary pirates; after five years in captivity, he was ransomed, and returned to Madrid.
His first significant novel, titled La Galatea, was published in 1585, but he continued to work as a purchasing agent, and later as government tax collector. Part One of Don Quixote was published in 1605, and Part Two in 1615. Other works include the 12 Novelas ejemplares (Exemplary Novels); a long poem, the Viaje del Parnaso (Journey to Parnassus); and Ocho comedias y ocho entremeses (Eight Plays and Eight Interludes). Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda (The Travails of Persiles and Sigismunda), was published posthumously in 1616.
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Filmography
all 63
Movies 60
Writer 55
TV Shows 3
If Thalia Were Blind (2021)
The True Don Quixote (2019)
The Death of Don Quixote (2019)
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018)
Bolshoi Ballet: Don Quixote (2016)
La española inglesa (2015)
Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha (2015)
Don Quixote (2015)
Don Quixote (The Royal Ballet) (2014)
The Adventures of Don Quixote (2010)
Don Quichot (Dutch National Ballet) (2010)
Don Quixote (2010)
Don Quixote (2008)
Donkey X (2007)
Las locuras de don Quijote (2006)
Quijote (2006)
Honour of the Knights (2006)
Don Quixote in Jerusalem (2005)
Tilt (2003)
Don Quixote, Knight Errant (2002)
Don Quixote (2000)
Animated Epics: Don Quixote (2000)
Don Quixote Returns (1997)
Der Mann von La Mancha (1994)
Don Quixote (1992)
El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes (1992)
Don Quixote of La Mancha (1987)
The Witching Hour (1985)
Monsignor Quixote (1985)
Don Chisciotte (1984)
Don Quixote (Kitri's Wedding), A Ballet In Three Acts (1984)
Don Quijote de la Mancha (1979)
Don Quixote of My Childhood (1978)
The Amorous Adventures of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza (1976)
Don Quixote (1973)
The Adventures Of Don Quixote (1973)
Don Quijote cabalga de nuevo (1973)
Man of La Mancha (1972)
Scandalous John (1971)
Sto dukátů za Juana (1971)
Don Chisciotte e Sancio Panza (1968)
A Devil Under the Pillow (1968)
Don Quijote von der Mancha (1965)
Don Quijote (1965)
Zmoudření dona Quijota (1963)
Girl from La Mancha (1963)
Don Quijote (1961)
Don Quixote (1961)
I, Don Quixote (1959)
Don Quixote (1957)
El Curioso Impertinente (1953)
Dulcinea (1947)
Don Quixote (1947)
Cantando llegó el amor (1938)
Don Quixote (1934)
Don Quixote (1933)
Don Quixote (1926)
La gitanilla (1924)
Don Quixote (1923)
The Bohemian Girl (1922)
Don Quichotte (1913)
Don Quichotte (1903)
Don Quixote
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GenderMale
Birthday1547-10-09
Deathday1616-04-22 (68 years old)
Birth NameMiguel de Cervantes Cortinas
Birth PlaceAlcalá de Henares, Spain
ReligionCatholic Church
Height
ChildrenIsabel de Saavedra
FatherRodrigo de Cervantes
MotherLeonor de Cortinas
CitizenshipsCrown of Castile
Also Known AsMiguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra, ሚጌል ዴ ሴርቫንቴስ, ميغيل دي ثيربانتس, ܡܝܓܝܠ ܕܝܗ ܬܪܒܐܢܛܣ, Μιγκέλ ντε Θερβάντες, 塞萬提斯, מיגל דה סרוואנטס, ミゲル・デ・セルバンテス, 미겔 데 세르반테스, മിഗ്വെൽ ഡി സെർവാന്റെസ്, Мигель Сервантес, မိဂယ်သေ သာဗင်တေး, Миге́ль де Серва́нтес Сааве́дра, மிகெல் தே செர்வாந்தேஸ், 乜戈·德·塞万提斯, მიგელ დე სერვანტესი, מיגעל דע סערוואנטעס, มิเกล เด เซร์บันเตส, 米格尔·德·塞万提斯, 米格爾·德·塞萬提斯, Мігель де Сервантес
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