Ismael Cortinas (1884–1940) was a

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an political figure, journalist and playwright.

Background

Ismael Cortinas was born on 17 June 1884 in San José de Mayo,

, son of Miguel Cortinas and Laura Ventura Peláez Maciel. He went to Universidad de la República (University of the Republic of Uruguay) but never graduated. Writer, politician, activist and playwright Laura Cortinas was his sister, and Cesár Cortinas, a noted musician, was his brother. Cortinas was a journalist by profession. He also wrote plays, including the comedy 'La rosa natural'. He was one of several Uruguayan authors who flourished in

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during the period of realism in ''rioplatense'' theater at the turn of the 20th century, others being

Otto Miguel Cione Otto Miguel Cione Falcone (15 August 1875 – 6 September 1945) was a Uruguayan journalist (using the pseudonym Martin Flores), dramatist and writer. His most successful play was ''El arlequín'' (1902), which was performed throughout the Spanish- ...

(1875–1945), Edmundo Bianchi (1880–1965) and

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(1883–1929). Cortinas died in Montevideo in 1940

Political career

Cortinas served as a Deputy of the Republic from 1915 to 1925, as a member of the National Party (Uruguay). He subsequently served as a Senator of the Republic from 1925 to 1929, and served as the

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in 1929. He was a member of the

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Gabriel Terra especially from 1933 onwards.

Disambiguation and legacy

His name is not to be confused with the town of

Ismael Cortinas Ismael Cortinas is a town in the Flores Department of Uruguay. Geography The town is located on the junction of Route 23 with Route 12, at southwest edge of the department and borders the departments of Soriano, Colonia and San José. The Gr ...

, in

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, which was named after him in 1950.

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Background

Political career

Disambiguation and legacy

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