Alberto Arvelo Torrealba
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DiedMarch 28, 1971 (aged 65)
OccupationPoet, diplomat, political figure
Notable awardsNational Prize for Literature of Venezuela
1966
1966
Alberto Arvelo Torrealba | |
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| Born | September 3, 1905 |
| Died | March 28, 1971 (aged 65) |
| Occupation | Poet, diplomat, political figure |
| Notable awards | National Prize for Literature of Venezuela 1966 |
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.
A municipality in Barinas was named after him, and in the city of Barinas there is the Alberto Arvelo Torrealba Museum opened in 1981.[1]
