Armando Discépolo

Writer Sep 18 (died age 83) Buenos Aires, Argentina 1916–1941 (25 year career)

Biography

Armando Discépolo (1887-1971) was an Argentine theater director and playwright, creator of the Creole grotesque dramatic subgenre and author of several classic works of Argentine theater. He was also the brother of the tango poet and composer Enrique Santos Discépolo.