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2 unusual facts about Theatre in Argentina


Theatre in Argentina

Possessing all the elements of tragedy, the anecdote inspired Eduardo Gutiérrez's 1884 play Juan Moreira, and the work made the gaucho, the inspiration for the Argentine stage in subsequent years.

The musical creator of the Argentine National Anthem, Blas Parera, earned fame as a theatre score writer during the early 19th century.


Sergio Renán

Renán became an accomplished violinist in his teens and, following a minor film role in Mario Soffici's 1951 drama Pasó en mi barrio (It Happened in My Neighborhood), he joined the theatre as an actor and continued to appear in supporting roles in Argentine cinema.


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