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Alberto Arvelo Torrealba (September 3, 1905 – March 28, 1971), was a Venezuelan lawyer, educator and folklorical poet. He was author of Florentino y El Diablo, which was set to music as a duet in the style known as contrapunteo.

Alberto Arvelo Torrealba
Born	(1905-09-03)September 3, 1905 Barinas, Venezuela
Died	March 28, 1971(1971-03-28) (aged 65) Caracas, Venezuela
Occupation	Poet, Diplomat, Political figure
Notable awards	National Prize for Literature of Venezuela 1966

Legacy

A municipality in Barinas was named after him, and in the city of Barinas there is the Alberto Arvelo Torrealba Museum opened in 1981.[1]

Bibliography

• Música de cuatro (1928)
• Rezagos de un poemario extraviado en la cárcel (1929)
• Cantas (1933)
• Glosas al cancionero (1940)
• Florentino y El Diablo (1940/1950/1957)
• Caminos que andan (1962)
• Lazo Martí: vigencia en lejanía (1965)
• Obra poética (1967)

See also

• Venezuela
• Culture of Venezuela
• List of Venezuelan writers

References

На других языках

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- [en] Alberto Arvelo Torrealba

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[es] Alberto Arvelo Torrealba

Alberto Arvelo Torrealba (Barinas-Venezuela, 4 de septiembre de 1905-Caracas-Venezuela, 28 de marzo de 1971) fue un poeta, ensayista, abogado, político, diplomático y crítico literario venezolano. Su gran reconocimiento en la cultura popular y en la identidad venezolana se debe a su creación en verso, Florentino y El Diablo.

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