Francisco Defilippis Novoa

Francisco Defilippis Novoa

Francisco Defilippis Novoa (born February 21, 1889 in Paraná , Entre Ríos Province , † December 27, 1930 in Buenos Aires ) was an Argentine writer.

life and work

Before Defilippis Novoa went to Buenos Aires in 1917, he worked for some time as a journalist in Rosario . In Buenos Aires he mainly wrote plays and was soon one of the most important playwrights in Argentina, along with Armando Discépolo , Samuel Eichelbaum , E. García Velloso and R. González Pacheco .

In his first time in the capital he also worked as a director. Hugo Wast's “Flor de durazno” (1917) and Florencio Sanchez 's “Blanco y Negro” (1919) were staged under his direction .

In 1922, Defilippis Novoa helped to establish an author syndicate to strengthen the rights of authors vis-à-vis publishers and theaters . When General José Félix Uriburu came to power in the fall of 1930, this association of writers was banned again.

His relationship with the actress Gloria Ferrandiz (1893-1970) was also reflected in his publications. Strong female characters shone in the pieces that were written during this period; Roles that he had written for Ferrandiz.

Defilippis Novoa died on December 27, 1930 at the age of 41 in Buenos Aires, where he found his final resting place.

Works (selection)

• Los caminos del mundo . 1925.
• El conquistador de lo imprevisto . 1919.
• Despértate, Cipriano . 1929.
• El día sábado .
• Ida y vuelta . 1941.
• La loba . 1920.
• María la tonta .
• Nosotros dos . 1930.
• Sombras en la pared . 1931.
• Tu honra y la mía . 1925.
• Tú, yo y el mundo después . 1929.
• Una vida . 1921.
• He visto a Dios .

literature

• Jorge Dubatti: Modernizacion teatral y critica en la decada del Defilippis Novoa . In: Arte y recepcin , 1997, September, pp. 85-92.
• Luis Ordaz: El teatro argentino . Centro Editorial de America Latina, Buenos Aires 1980.
• Dieter Reichardt: Author Lexicon Latin America . Suhrkamp, ​​Frankfurt / M. 1992, ISBN 3-518-40485-7 , pp. 36-37.