Armando Discépolo

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Armando Discépolo
Argentine
Occupation(s)playwright, theater producer
Years active1910–1934
Known forcreating Argentine Criollo Grotesque

Armando Discépolo (1887–1971) was an

Argentine playwright. His most productive writing time spanned from 1910 to 1934 and thereafter, he produced theatrical performances of his plays. He is credited with creating and developing the Argentine version of grotesque literature known as Criollo Grotesque
or Creole Grotesque, which is characterized by a mixture melodramatic tragic satire and domestic discord.

Biography

Armando Discépolo was born on 18 September 1887 in Buenos Aires, Argentina to parents of Italian heritage. His mother, Luisa Delucchi, though Argentine by birth descended from Genoan immigrants and his father, Santo Discépolo was a musician from Naples.[1] Discépolo was the eldest of five children, all of whom became artists, but he and his younger brother, tango writer Enrique Santos Discépolo were the most well known.[2] He quit school in the sixth grade and had early dreams of becoming an actor. After his father died in 1906, he debuted in a play by Félix Alberto de Zavalía but quickly got bored with the repetitive performance required for acting. After his mother discovered a notebook filled with dialogue and suggested he try writing his own works, he began composing around 1909.[1] His first play Entre el hierro he offered to a friend, Pablo Podestá, who agreed to debut it; it was a resounding success. Thereafter, he created an average of two plays per year[2] until 1934.[1]

In 1911, he released La torcaz at the

Somerset Maugham, Shakespeare, Shaw and Tolstoy.[2]

He died on 8 January 1971 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[4]

Selected works

Solo theatrical productions

  • Entre el hierro (1910)
  • La torcaz (1911)
  • La fragua (1912)
  • El reverso (1916)
  • El vértigo (1919)
  • Mateo (1923)
  • Hombres de honor (1923)
  • Giacomo (1924)
  • Muñeca (1924)
  • Babilonia (1925)
  • Patria nueva (1926)
  • Stéfano (1928)
  • Levántate y anda (1929)
  • Amanda y Eduardo (1931)
  • Cremona (1932)
  • Relojero (1934)

Collaborative theatrical works

  • Espuma de mar (1912) with Rafael José de Rosa
  • Mi mujer se aburre (1914) with Rafael José de Rosa
  • El novio de mamá (1914) with Rafael de Rosa and Mario Folco
  • El patio de la flores (1915) with Federico Mertens
  • El guarda 323 (1915) with Rafael José de Rosa
  • El movimiento continuo (1916) with Rafael de Rosa and Mario Folco
  • Conservatorio La Armonia (1917) with Rafael de Rosa and Mario Folco
  • El clavo de oro (1920) with Rafael de Rosa and Mario Folco
  • Mustafá (1921) with Rafael José de Rosa
  • L´ Italia unita (1922) with Rafael José de Rosa
  • Giacomo (1924) with Rafael José de Rosa
  • El organito (1925) with Enrique Santos Discépolo

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Rosso, Laura; Irupé, Tentorio. "Armando Discépolo" (PDF) (in Spanish). Berlin, Germany: Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "Armando Discépolo" (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Todo Argentina. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  3. JSTOR 2503120
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  4. ^ a b "Armando Discépolo" (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Cine nacional. Retrieved 25 August 2015.

Further reading

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