María Luisa Carnelli (31 January 1898 - Buenos Aires, 4 May 1987) was an Argentine writer, poet, and journalist. Carnelli was known for her tango lyrics. Carnelli was born in

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on 31 January 1898, a half block from the

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city park. She was one of ten children of Julia Serna and Enrique Carnelli. Her brothers listened to tango, but secretly as the parents opposed it. Carnelli adopted a leftist ideology. She married very young, had a son, but soon separated from her husband. She settled in Buenos Aires and earned a living as a journalist. Her articles were published in newspapers and magazines of the time: ''Crítica'', ''Noticias Gráficas'', ''Clarín'', ''La Nación'', ''El Hogar'', ''Caras y Caretas'', ''Fray Mocho'', ''Atlántida'', as well as others. She published her first book of poetry, ''Versos de mujer'', in 1922 at the age of 24, and two years later, published a second on, ''Rama frágil''.

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Argentine women poets Argentine journalists Argentine lyricists Argentine people of Italian descent 1898 births 1987 deaths People from La Plata 20th-century journalists {{Argentina-writer-stub

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