   renÃ© marquÃ©s  (october 4, 1919 â march 22, 1979) was a puerto rican short story writer and playwright. ==early years== marquÃ©s was born, raised and educated in the city of arecibo. he developed an interest in writing at a young age and was politically keen to support independence for the non-sovereign nation of puerto rico.dictionary of literary biography on rene marquesla muerte no entra en un palacio in the 1940s, marquÃ©s wrote what is considered to be his best play, la carreta (the oxcart). in 1953, it opened in new york city.gil de la madrid, antonio. "renÃ© marquÃ©s, dramaturgo". biografÃ­as de escritores puertorriqueÃ±os, la gran enciclopedia ilustrada del proyecto salÃ³n hogar. accessed february 20, 2013. in 1954, it opened in san juan and helped secure his reputation as a leading literary figure. the drama traces a rural puerto rican family as it moved to the slums of san juan and then to new york in search for a better life, only to be disillusioned and to long for their island. ==the generation of the 50's== renÃ© marquÃ©s was a figure of what was known in puerto rico as "la generaciÃ³n del 50" (the generation of the 50's). this was an artistic and literary group of puerto rican intellectuals which included francisco matos paoli, francisco arrivi, abelardo diaz alfaro and lorenzo homar.la generaciÃ³n del 50 in 1950, together with the other members of the group, marquÃ©s worked for the division of community education of puerto rico. marquÃ©s however, did often come into conflict with luis muÃ±oz marÃ­n. he believed in complete puerto rican sovereignty and he often criticized muÃ±oz marÃ­n, when he became governor, because of his acceptance of u.s. sovereignty over puerto rico. in 1954, puerto rican director, roberto rodrÃ­guez, produced la carreta, the play opened at the church of san sebastian, located in manhattan, new york. the success of the play motivated mÃ­riam colÃ³n
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