Alberto Arvelo Torrealba
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
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- Name
- Alberto Arvelo Torrealba
- Awards
- National Prize for Literature of Venezuela
- Born
- 3 September 1905
- Birthplace
- Barinas, Venezuela
- Died
- 28 March 1971
- Place of death
- Caracas, Venezuela
- Occupation
- Poet, diplomat, political figure
- Nationality
- Venezuela
- Education
- Central University of Venezuela
- Known for
- Florentino y el diablo
- Languages
- Spanish
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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.
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• Name — Alberto Arvelo Torrealba • Awards — National Prize for Literature of Venezuela • Born — 3 September 1905 • Birthplace — Barinas, Venezuela • Died — 28 March 1971 • Place of death — Caracas, Venezuela • Occupation — Poet, diplomat, political figure
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A municipality in Barinas was named after him, and in the city of Barinas there is the Alberto Arvelo Torrealba Museum opened in 1981.
El poeta barinés Alberto Arvelo Torrealba.
El Nacional, 29 de marzo de 1971.
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- 1.Alberto Arvelo Torrealba, la pasión del llano. 980-6421-00-0.
- 2.Alfredo Arvelo Larriva.
- 3.Coplero que canta y toca. 9789801809159.
- 4.Literatura Hispanoamericana: Algunos datos sobre Alberto Arvelo Torrealba.
- 5.Alberto Arvelo Torrealba.
- 6.Alexis Márquez Rodríguez. Biografía de: ALBERTO ARVELO TORREALBA.
- 7.FLORENTINO Y EL DIABLO.
- 8.Prensa MPPCI. La leyenda de Florentino y El Diablo, este viernes por TVes.
- 9.Alcaldía Alberto Arvelo Torrealba.
- 10.Alberto Arvelo Torrealba.
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