rosa maría britton (july 28, 1936 – july 16, 2019) was a panamanian doctor and novelist. she was born in panama city. her best known novels were: "el ataúd de uso" (1983), "el señor de las lluvias y el viento" (1984), "no pertenezco a este siglo" (1991), "laberintos de orgullo" (2002) and "suspiros de fantasmas" (2005).