Sabina Berman is a Mexican writer, playwright, and screenwriter, regarded as one of the most important voices in contemporary literature and theater. She studied Psychology and Mexican Literature at the Universidad Iberoamericana.
She is one of the most prolific playwrights of her generation in the Spanish language, with more than a dozen theatrical works. Her work has been recognized with numerous awards, including the National Playwriting Prize of Mexico on four occasions, the Bravo Prize, the Juan Ruiz de Alarcón Prize twice, the Rodolfo Usigli Prize also twice, and the Celestino Gorostiza Prize.
Her novels have received wide national and international acclaim. Among her most notable titles is the Karen Nieto saga, which includes The Woman Who Dove into the Heart of the World, translated into more than ten languages and published in over thirty countries, and The God of Darwin.
As a screenwriter, she has developed a successful career with films such as Between Pancho Villa and a Naked Woman and Backyard / El traspatio, both selected to represent Mexico in the race for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
