Agustín Cuzzani (1924 in
Buenos Aires
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– December 25, 1987 in
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) was an Argentine dramatist, known for his satiric vision and criticism of
capitalist society
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. He is famous for having created ''farsátira'' as a theatrical genre. His most famous and transcendental work is ''El centroforward murió al amanecer''. In 1988 his collected plays were published as "Teatro Completo".
Biography
Cuzzani studied at the
University of Buenos Aires
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where he received his law degree.
In 1954 he opened his first play, ''Una libra de carne'' which was well received in Argentina, Latin America and Europe. The following year he presented ''El centroforward murió al amanecer'' which would become his most famous piece. His created the theatrical genre of farsátira, the fusion of
farce
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and
satire
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.
Works
Narratives
*Mundos Absurdos (1942)
*Lluvia para Yosia (1950)
*Las puertas del verano (1956)
Dramas
*''Dalilah'' (1952)
*''Una libra de carne'' (1954)
*''El centroforward murió al amanecer'' (1955)
*''Los indios estaban cabreros'' (1958)
*''Sempronio'' (1962)
*''Para que se cumplan las escrituras'' (1965)
*''Pitagoras, go home'' (1984)
*''Lo cortés no quita lo caliente'' (1985)
See also
*
Theater
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*
Culture of Argentina
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Sources
*Diccionario de autores latinoamericanos de
César Aira
César Aira (Argentine Spanish: ; born 23 February 1949 in Coronel Pringles, Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentine writer and translator, and an exponent of contemporary Argentine literature. Aira has published over a hundred short books of st ...
20th-century Argentine dramatists and playwrights
Argentine satirists
1924 births
1987 deaths
20th-century Argentine lawyers
University of Buenos Aires alumni
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