Conrado Nalé Roxlo

Conrado Nalé Roxlo (February 15, 1898 – July 2, 1971) was an

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writer, journalist and humorist, who was born and died in

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. He was an author of poetry, plays, film scripts and

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in prose, and also the director of two humor magazines: ''Don Goyo'' and ''Esculapión''. In 1945 he won the National Prize of Theatre for his play ''El cuervo del arca'' (''The Ark's Raven'') and in 1955 he was awarded with the National Prize of Literature for his short story collection ''Las puertas del purgatorio'' (''The Purgatory Gates''). He also wrote

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and the biographies, along with Mabel Mármol, of

Alfonsina Storni Alfonsina Storni (22 May 1892 – 25 October 1938) was an Argentine poet and playwright of the modernist period. Early life Storni was born on May 29, 1892 in Sala Capriasca, Switzerland. Her parents were Alfonso Storni and Paola Martignoni, w ...

and Amado Villar. Argentine dramatists and playwrights Argentine journalists Male journalists 20th-century Argentine poets 20th-century Argentine male writers Argentine male poets Male screenwriters 1898 births 1971 deaths People from Buenos Aires Burials at La Recoleta Cemetery Male dramatists and playwrights 20th-century dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Argentine screenwriters 20th-century journalists {{Argentina-writer-stub