Evaristo Carriego ( Paraná, May 7, 1883 –

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, October 13, 1912), was an

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, best known today for the biography written about him by

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. He was an important influence on the writing of tango lyrics, and in homage the famous instrumental tango "A Evaristo Carriego" was written by Eduardo Rovira, and recorded by Orquesta

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in 1969. He is buried at the Cementerio de la Chacarita in Buenos Aires.

Works

* ''Misas herejes'' (''Heretic Masses'') (1908) * ''La canción del barrio'' (''Slum Chant'')

References

External links

* Argentine male poets 1883 births 1912 deaths People from Paraná, Entre Ríos Burials at La Chacarita Cemetery 20th-century Argentine poets 20th-century Argentine male writers {{Argentina-poet-stub