Manuel Paso facts for kids

A portrait of Manuel Paso.

Manuel Paso (born in 1864, died in 1901) was a Spanish poet and playwright. He wrote poems and plays.

He was born in the city of Granada, Spain. Manuel Paso was one of five Spanish writers who came before a new style of poetry called Modernist poetry. These writers were sometimes called "pre-modernists."

He worked for magazines like Germinal and La Democracia Social. His poems also appeared in another magazine called Los Madriles. Sadly, Manuel Paso passed away when he was only 35 years old. He died from a serious illness called tuberculosis.

His Works

Manuel Paso was known for his plays. He often worked with other talented people to create them.

Plays He Wrote

• 1898: Curro Vargas (He wrote this with Joaquín Dicenta. Ruperto Chapí created the music for it.)
• 1900: La Cortijera (He also wrote this with Joaquín Dicenta. Ruperto Chapí composed the music for this play too.)

See also

In Spanish: Manuel Paso para niños