Having grown up in the UK as the daughter of Spanish refugees, Maria Delgado is now an academic, critic and curator whose work in the area of Spanish-language and European theatres and Spanish-language film has been published in seven languages. She has been been Co-editor of Contemporary Theatre Review since 2001. In 2003 Maria was made a Commander of the Order of Isabella la Católica for my academic and curatorial work on Spanish culture; in 2016 was awarded the Cross of the Order of Alfonso X the Wise for my contribution to education and culture, and in 2018 was selected one of the University of London’s 150 ‘Leading Women’ in celebration of 150 years of women in UK higher education.

Other awards include: Premi Fundació Ramon Llull per la promoció de la cultura catalana (2018), the TaPRA Research Prize for Editing (2017), the Association for Theatre in Higher Education Excellence in Editing Award (2013), the Premi Joan Centrós for best scholarly work published on Catalan-language culture (2008), and the QMUL Drapers Award for the Development of Teaching and Learning (2003). She holds an Honorary Fellowship at the Institute of Modern Languages Research, School of Advanced Study, University of London and Honorary Life Memberships of the Standing Committee of University Drama Departments [SCUDD] and the Theatre and Performance Research Association.