Juan José Mantecón
Juan José Mantecón (29 July 1895 - 24 March 1964) was a Spanish composer. He was a member of Generation of '27 and the Group of Eight, the latter of which also included composers Jesús Bal y Gay, Ernesto Halffter and his brother Rodolfo, Julián Bautista, Fernando Remacha, Rosa García Ascot, Salvador Bacarisse and Gustavo Pittaluga. He composed music but was better known as a critic, writing under the name Juan del Brezo.
Also recorded as Juan Jose Mantecon
Juan José Mantecón
Lluís Bagaria · This file comes from Biblioteca Nacional de España periodical archive, and is available under the digital ID: b937d70a-4b08-4286-baff-5fecf834497b · Public domain
- Born
- 1895 · Vigo.
- Died
- 1964 · Madrid.
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- composer · music critic · writer
- Languages
- Spanish
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Born at Vigo in 1895, died in Madrid in 1964.
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1895
Juan José Mantecón was born on 29 July 1895.
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Juan José Mantecón died on 24 March 1964.
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