Manuela Escamilla

Manuela Escamilla (1648–1721) was a Spanish playwright, stage actress and theatre manager.[1] She belonged to the playwrights of the Spanish Golden Age. She was the daughter of Francisca Díaz and Antonio Escamilla, a successful actress in 1654–1677 and the manager of her father's theater company in 1683–1690.

  1. ^ Sáez Raposo, Francisco, Juan Rana y el teatro cómico breve del siglo XVII, Madrid, Fundación Universitaria Española, 2005.