Patrícia Gabancho

{{short description|Spanish author and journalist}}

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Patrícia Gabancho Ghielmetti (29 September 1952 – 28 November 2017) was an Argentine-born Spanish author and journalist, writing in Catalan. She primarily focused her writings on culture (including theatre, tango and literature), history, politics and urbanism, especially in regards to Barcelona and Catalan culture.{{Cite web|url=http://www.enciclopedia.cat/EC-GEC-0519014.xml|title=Patrícia Gabancho i Ghielmetti|work=Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana|language=Catalan|accessdate=29 November 2017}} She was an active member in the Catalan movement and a member of La Plataforma per la Llengua. In 2012, she was awarded the Prudenci Bertrana Prize for her novel La néta d'Adam.{{Cite web|url=http://www.emporda.info/cultura/2012/09/27/patricia-gabancho-guanya-bertrana-neta-dadam/176994.html|title=Patrícia Gabancho guanya el Bertrana amb ´La néta d´Adam´|work=Empordà|date=27 September 2012|language=Catalan|accessdate=29 November 2017}}

Born in Buenos Aires, Gabancho emigrated to Barcelona the day prior to her 22nd birthday.{{Cite web|url=http://www.elperiodico.cat/ca/opinio/20090416/patricia-gabancho-la-independencia-vindra-sense-tancs-ni-fractura-social-238164|title=Patricia Gabancho: "La independència vindrà sense tancs ni fractura social"|first=Joan|last=Tapia|work=El Periódico|date=16 April 2009|language=Catalan|accessdate=29 November 2017}} She died due to lung cancer in 2017 at the age of 65.{{Cite news|url=https://elpais.com/ccaa/2017/11/28/catalunya/1511877013_378843.html|title=Fallece la periodista y escritora Patricia Gabancho a los 65 años|work=El País|date=28 November 2017|language=Spanish|accessdate=29 November 2017 }}