Eugenio Sellés

Eugenio Sellés y Ángel, Marquess of Gerona and Viscount of Castro and Orozco (8 April 1842 - 12 October 1926) was a Spanish writer, journalist, playwright and politician.

Life Eugenio Sellés was born in Granada. His father, Pedro Sellés y Garrido, was a magistrate in the city, with other duties and appointments also necessitated a substantial amount of travelling to other Spanish cities. Through his mother, Francisca de Paula Ángel y Castro, Eugenio was a member of the nobility, descended from Governor Mariano Álvarez de Castro.

He studied Law at the Royal College in Granada, before qualifying at Madrid in 1862. Shortly afterwards he received a further qualification in Burgos and embarked on a legal career as a prosecutor in Extremadura. Their daughter, Elisa Sellés y Rivas, was born on 16 May 1885.

Theatrical works (not a complete list)

La torre de Talavera (1877) El nudo gordiano (1878) Las vengadoras (1884) La vida pública (1885). La mujer de Lot (1896). Ícara, (1910). Maldades que son justicias. El cielo y el suelo. Las esculturas de carne. La balada de la luz (1900), zarzuela, music by Amadeu Vives. Campanas y cornetas (1902), zarzuela, music by Joaquín Valverde. La Barcarola, 1901, zarzuela, music by Amadeu Vives. La Nube, 1902, zarzuela, music by Amadeu Vives. El Corneta de la partida, 1903, zarzuela, music by Joaquín Valverde. Guardia de honor, 1905, zarzuela, music by Ruperto Chapí. Amor en capilla, 1908, zarzuela, music by de Ruperto Chapí.