Eduardo Marquina Angulo (21 January 1879 – 21 November 1946) was a Spanish
playwright and
poet
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associated with the
Catalan Modernist school.
His ''En Flandes se ha puesto el Sol (The Sun Has Set in Flanders)'' was awarded the Royal Spanish Academy's award for historical drama. He also wrote lyrics for the Spanish anthem Marcha Real, used during the
reign of Alfonso XII.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Nail'' (1944)
* ''
Thirsty Land '' (1945)
References
1879 births
1946 deaths
Dramatists and playwrights from Catalonia
Spanish people of the Spanish Civil War (National faction)
Poets from Catalonia
Members of the Royal Spanish Academy
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