Ana Istarú

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{{Short description|Costa Rican poet, actress, and screenwriter}}

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Ana Istarú (born 3 February 1960 in San José, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican poet, actress, and screenwriter. Best known for her feminist poetry, she has also co-written the screenplay for the movie Caribe (2004).{{cite news |title=Ana Istarú: ‘A las mujeres se nos castiga por transgredir’ |url=https://www.nacion.com/ancora/ana-istaru-a-las-mujeres-se-nos-castiga-por/I5SQMFCEC5HHBLODLKVLEVC7RA/story/ |access-date=28 May 2022 |work=La Nación |language=es}}{{cite news |title=El verbo ígneo de Ana Istarú |url=https://www.nacion.com/viva/cultura/el-verbo-igneo-de-ana-istaru/Z4RBAYWSINCIDM5ZK53WXPFZBU/story/ |access-date=28 May 2022 |work=La Nación |language=es}}{{cite news |title=Ana Istarú: soy una escritora que se gana la vida como actriz. Entrevista de Rafael Cuevas Molina. Suplemento 118 |url=https://www.suplementocultural.una.ac.cr/index.php/es/temas/28-literatura-y-musica/999-ana-istaru-soy-una-escritora-que-se-gana-la-vida-como-actriz-entrevista-de-rafael-cuevas-molina-suplemento-118 |access-date=28 May 2022 |work=www.suplementocultural.una.ac.cr |language=es}}{{cite news |title=Con Ana Istarú como Yocasta, "Edipo Rey" se exhibirá en el Teatro Nacional |url=https://www.culturacr.net/con-ana-istari-como-yocasta-edipo-rey-se-exhibira-en-el-teatro-nacional/ |access-date=28 May 2022 |work=Culturacr.net |date=16 October 2019 |language=es-CR}}{{cite web |title=Ana Istarú – Revista Altazor |url=https://www.revistaaltazor.cl/ana-istaru/ |access-date=28 May 2022}}