Jacinto Guerrero (16 August 1895 Ajofrín, Toledo,

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– 15 September 1951

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), was a prolific

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s and revues, as well as some orchestral compositions. Guerrero was educated at the choir school in Toledo and

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. Amongst his best-known works are: * '' La montería'' (''The Hunt'', 1923) * '' Los gavilanes'' (''The Sparrowhawks'', 1924) * '' El huésped del sevillano'' (''The Guest at the Sevillano Inn'', 1926) * '' La rosa del azafrán'' (''The Saffron Rose'', 1930)

Selected filmography

* '' Bound for Cairo'' (1935) * '' Currito of the Cross'' (1936)

External links

Biographical Page

References

Zarzuela.net
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