Alberto Vaccarezza
Bartolomé Ángel Venancio Alberto Vaccarezza was an Argentine poet and playwright.
Biography
Vaccarezza was born in Buenos Aires on April 1, 1886. He is usually credited as the foremost exponent of the sainete genre, having written its most popular play, El Conventillo de La Paloma. He was a friend and collaborator of Carlos Gardel, and pronounced his eulogy when Gardel was interred at La [Chacarita Cemetery].Besides his literary activities, he presided over Argentores and Casa [del Teatro].
He died in Buenos Aires, on August 6, 1959.
Works
Sainete
- Cuando un pobre se divierte
- El conventillo de La Paloma
- Tu cuna fue un conventillo
- La comparsa se despide
- Los scruchantes
- ''El juzgado''
Poetry - Tango Lyrics
- La copa del olvido
- Araca, corazón
- Otario que andás penando
- Eche otra copa pulpero
- No me tires con la tapa de la olla
- Pobre gringo
- ''Virgencita del Talar''
Film Scripts
- El conventillo de La Paloma
- Lo que le pasó a Reynoso
- Viento norte
- Murió el sargento Laprida
- El cabo Rivero
- Pampa y cielo
- El comisario de Tranco Largo
- ''Sendas cruzadas''