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Rafael Alberti
Sign in to saveAlso known as Rafael Alberti Merello, R.A Merollo
Spanish poet (1902–1999)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 28
Top works
- Teatro
- Suma Taurina
- La arboleda perdida
- Ora Maritima Seguido De Baladas Y Canciones Del ParanÊÝ Cuadro Del Autor Dibujo De Juan Batlle Planas.
- Concerning the Angels
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Film & TV
Known for
- El elefante del rey — Himself (archive footage)2003
- Buñuel — Self1984
- Rafael Alberti: A Portrait of the Poet1984
- Motherwell/Alberti — Self1984
- Después de… Segunda parte: atado y bien atado — Self1983
- Murilo Mendes: A Poesia em Pânico — Ele mesmo1977
- Defensa de Madrid (Segunda parte)1937
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Key facts
- Born
- Rafael Alberti Merello , ( 1902-12-16 ) 16 December 1902, El Puerto de Santa María , Cádiz , Kingdom of Spain
- Died
- 28 October 1999 (1999-10-28) (aged 96), El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz, Spain
- Notable awards
- National Poetry Award (1925)
- Spouse
- María Teresa León ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1932 ; died 1988 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Rafael
- Family name
- Alberti
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of birth
- El Puerto de Santa María
- Place of death
- Cádiz
- Spouse
- María Teresa León
- Occupation
- painter
- Political party
- Communist Party of Spain
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Native language
- Spanish
- Field of work
- drama
- Genre
- poetry
- Image
- Rafael Alberti 1978-10-01.jpg
- Work location
- Madrid
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- Commons category
- Rafael Alberti
- date of birth
- 1902-12-16
- name in native language
- Rafael Alberti
- candidacy in election
- 1977 Spanish general election
- start of work period
- 1924-00-00
- has works in the collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- writing language
- Spanish
- date of death
- 1999-10-28
- end of work period
- 1999-00-00
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Works in European collections
4 objects attributed to Rafael Alberti, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Rafael Alberti Merello (16 December 1902 – 28 October 1999) was a Spanish poet, a member of the Generation of '27. He is considered one of the greatest literary figures of the so-called Silver Age of Spanish Literature, and he won numerous prizes and awards. He died aged 96. After the Spanish Civil War, he went into exile because of his Marxist beliefs. On his return to Spain after the death of Franco, Alberti was named Hijo Predilecto de Andalucía in 1983, and Doctor Honoris Causa by the Universidad de Cádiz in 1985.
He published his memoirs under the title La Arboleda perdida ("The Lost Grove") in 1959 and this remains the best source of information on his early life.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rafael Alberti” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.