Arturo Alsina (September 16, 1897 - May 24, 1984) was a
Paraguay
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an writer and dramatist. Born in
Tucumán,
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
to a family of
Catalan
Catalan may refer to:
Catalonia
From, or related to Catalonia:
* Catalan language, a Romance language
* Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia
Places
* 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...
origin, he moved to Paraguay with his family in 1909. He remained there the rest of his life, dying in
Asunción
Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay.
The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of ...
.
Alsina's circle of acquaintance was wide, and he counted among his friends many of the leading Paraguayan intellectuals of the day. Among them were
Adriano Irala, Carlos R. Centurión,
Vicente Lamas, Natalicio González,
Alejandro Guanes,
Hérib Campos Cervera
Hérib Campos Cervera (1905-1953) was a Paraguayan poet and writer.
Childhood and youth
Campos was born in Asunción, Paraguay, on March 30, 1905, son of Spanish parents, Herib Campos Cervera, also a poet, and of Alicia Diaz Perez, sister of the ...
,
Julio Correa
Julio Correa Myzkowsky (August 30, 1890 – July 14, 1953) was a Paraguayan poet in Guarani language.
He started to publish his poems in 1926.
Encouraged by the poet Manuel Ortiz Guerrero, he began writing a column entitled "Dialoguitos Call ...
,
Narciso R. Colmán,
Roque Centurión Miranda
Roque Centurión Miranda (August 15, 1900, in Carapeguá – January 31, 1960, in Asunción) was a Paraguayan playwright, theater director and stage, radio and film actor. Enriched by a creative and enthusiastic group of young actors and playwrigh ...
,
Agustín Barrios,
José Asunción Flores
José Asunción Flores (27 August 1904 – 16 May 1972) was a Paraguayan composer and creator of the Guarania music genre.
Early life
Flores was born in the poor neighborhood of La Chacarita, in Asunción. As a kid, he had to work as a pape ...
,
Juan Samudio
Juan Eduardo "El Magico" Samudio Serna (born 14 October 1978 in Asunción) is a former Paraguayan footballer.
He held the record for most goals scored in the Paraguayan first division with 108 goals, and is the third maximum goal scorer of Pa ...
,
Jaime Bestard
Jaime is a common Spanish and Portuguese male given name for Jacob (name), James (name), Jamie, or Jacques. In Occitania Jacobus became ''Jacome'' and later ''Jacme''. In east Spain, ''Jacme'' became ''Jaime'', in Aragon it became ''Chaime'', and ...
,
Pablo Alborno
Pablo is a Spanish form of the name Paul (name), Paul.
People
*Pablo Alborán, Spanish singer
*Pablo Aimar, Argentine footballer
*Pablo Armero, Colombian footballer
*Pablo Bartholomew, Indian photojournalist
*Pablo Brandán, Argentine footballer
* ...
, and
Juan Sorazábal. He also worked closely with
Manuel Ortiz Guerrero
Manuel Ortiz Guerrero (16 July 1894 – 8 May 1933) was a Paraguayan poet and musician.
Biography
Guerrero was born in Ybaroty, a neighbourhood in the city of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo, Paraguay. He was the son of Vicente Ortiz and Susana ...
, writing the prologue for the latter's complete works, as well as the ''Historia de la Cultura Paraguaya'' by Centurión.
1897 births
1984 deaths
People from San Miguel de Tucumán
Paraguayan people of Catalan descent
Paraguayan dramatists and playwrights
Paraguayan male writers
Male dramatists and playwrights
20th-century dramatists and playwrights
20th-century male writers
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