About Alberto Arvelo Torrealba
Lived 1905 – 1971 (aged 65). Alberto Arvelo Torrealba was a Venezuelan poet, composer, lawyer, political scientist, diplomat and writer.
Alberto Arvelo Torrealba (September 3, 1905 – March 28, 1971), was a Venezuelan lawyer, educator and folklorical poet. He was author of Florentino y El Diablo, which was set to music as a duet in the style known as contrapunteo.
Legacy A municipality in Barinas was named after him, and in the city of Barinas there is the Alberto Arvelo Torrealba Museum opened in 1981.
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Who was Alberto Arvelo Torrealba?
Venezuelan composer (1905-1971)
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Alberto Arvelo Torrealba was born on 3 September 1905 in Barinas.
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Alberto Arvelo Torrealba died on 28 March 1971 in Caracas.
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Alberto Arvelo Torrealba was a poet, composer, lawyer, political scientist, diplomat and writer.
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Alberto Arvelo Torrealba was Venezuelan.
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