Lorenzo Álvarez Florentín
Lorenzo Álvarez Florentín (August 10, 1926 – July 9, 2014) was a Paraguayan composer and violinist. He was known for compositions such as "Soul and Violin", "Night Whistle", " Go Albirroja Go" - the most popular song dedicated to the Paraguayan football team - and several symphonic poems. In addition to his musical career, he took a Bachelor's degree in journalism at the National University of Asunción. He has now been playing the violin professionally for about seventy years. His parents were Turiano Álvarez and Ramona Florentín. Childhood and Youth His musical bent was evident to his parents at an early stage, since at the age of 8 he had already made himself a violin and taught himself to play it. The young Lorenzo soon decided that he wanted to become a musician, as music was a passion for him and he was aware of his talent for the violin. At the age of 11 he moved to the departmental capital, Encarnación, to begin his musical studies in a culturally important c ...
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San Cosme Y Damián
San Cosme y Damián is a district in the Itapúa Department of Paraguay. Located 80 km west of Encarnación, it is close to places like Ayolas, General Artigas or Isla Apipé Isla Apipé or Isla Apipé Grande is an Argentine island about 25 km long in the Paraná River below the Argentine city of Posadas, Misiones, very marginally within the border of Paraguay, divided by river and a thin strip of variable marsh ..., in Southern Paraguay and Northern Argentina, along the Paraná River. Sources World Gazeteer: Paraguayndash; World-Gazetteer.com {{DEFAULTSORT:San Cosme y Damian Districts of Itapúa Department ...
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