Fernán Silva Valdés

Fernán Silva Valdés (born October 15, 1887 in Montevideo , † January 9, 1975 ibid) was a Uruguayan writer.

Some of the poems by Silva Valdés were published in the journal Apolo . In 1913 he made his debut with the volume of poetry Ánfora de barro , which was followed in 1917 by Humo de Incienso . With collections of poems such as Poemas nativos (1925), Intemperie (1930), Romances chúcaros (1933) and Romancero del sur (1939), he made a name for himself alongside Pedro Leandro Ipuche as the founder of nativismo in Uruguay. He became popular as a lyricist for the tangos Margarita Punzó and Adiós Argentina (music by Gerardo Matos Rodríguez ), the Creole waltz Nido deshecho (music by Guillermo Barbieri ), the Cifra Querencia (music by Américo Chiriff ), the Milonga En Blanco y Negro ( Music by Néstor Feria ), Agua florida (music by Ramón Collazo ) and Clavel del aire (music by Juan de Dios Filiberto ).

In addition, Silva Valdés was an important playwright. His ballet Mburucuyá , composed by Eduardo Fabini , was premiered in 1936 at the Teatro Colón . A number of his plays have been performed at the Teatro Solis in Montevideo. In 1966 a complete edition of his works was published in the series Colección Clásicos Uruguayos . In 1970 he received the Gran Premio Nacional de Literatura .

Works

Ánfora de barro , 1913
Humo de Incienso , 1917
Agua del tiempo , 1921
Poemas Nativos , 1925
Intemperie , 1930
Poesías y Leyendas para Niños , 1930
Los Romances Chúcaros , 1933
Leyendas , 1936
Mburucuyá , ballet, 1936
Romancero del Sur , 1938
Ronda Catonga , 1941
Cuentos y Leyendas del Río de la Plata , 1941
Corralito , 1944
Leyendas Americanas , 1945
Cuentos del Uruguay , 1945
Santos Vega , "leyenda gaucha", 1952
Lenguaraz , 1955
Barrio Palermo , 1958

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Individual evidence

↑ Ulrike Mühlschlegel : Apolo. Revista de Arte y Sociología . FID Latin America. March 6, 2018.

personal data
SURNAME	Silva Valdés, Fernán
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Uruguayan writer
DATE OF BIRTH	October 15, 1887
PLACE OF BIRTH	Montevideo
DATE OF DEATH	January 9, 1975
Place of death	Montevideo

[1] Ulrike Mühlschlegel : Apolo. Revista de Arte y Sociología . FID Latin America. March 6, 2018.