Carlos Arniches

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Carlos Arniches

Spanish dramatist

Also known as: Carlos Arniches, Carlos Arniches y Barrera

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In full:: Carlos Arniches y Barrera

Born:: October 11, 1866, Alicante, Spain

Died:: April 16, 1943, Madrid (aged 76)

Also Known As:: Carlos Arniches; Carlos Arniches y Barrera

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Carlos Arniches (born October 11, 1866, Alicante, Spain—died April 16, 1943, Madrid) was a popular Spanish dramatist of the early 20th century, best known for works in the género chico (“lesser genre”): the one-act zarzuela (musical comedy) and the one-act sainete (sketch). These plays were based upon direct observation of the customs and speech of the lower-class people of Madrid. He wrote some 270 of them and was considered a master of the genre, along with the Álvarez Quintero brothers. He spent the years of the Spanish Civil War (1936–39) in Buenos Aires and Paris.

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