Francisco Covarrubias

Francisco Covarrubias (* 1775 in Havanna; † 1850 ebenda) war ein kubanischer Schauspieler, Autor und Dramaturg. Er gilt als „Vater des kubanischen Theaters.“[1][2] Auch sein Einfluss auf die kubanische Musik und das Musiktheater ist bedeutsam. Er wird durch einen nach ihm benannten Saal im Teatro Nacional de Cuba geehrt.

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Einzelnachweise

Martin Banham, Errol Hill, George William Woodyard: The Cambridge Guide to African and Caribbean Theatre - 1994. Page 159 "The acknowledged father of the Cuban national theatre is Francisco Covarrubias (1775-1850). Impresario, actor and author of more than twenty plays, he was famous for his representations of the 'negrito' (the white actor in black face), ..."
Felicia Hardison Londré, Daniel J. Watermeier The History of North American Theater 2000 Page 158 "Author of many short populist plays with a distinctly Cuban flavor, the actor Francisco Covarrubias (1775-1850) earned posterity's accolade as the father of Cuban theater."

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[1] Martin Banham, Errol Hill, George William Woodyard: The Cambridge Guide to African and Caribbean Theatre - 1994. Page 159 "The acknowledged father of the Cuban national theatre is Francisco Covarrubias (1775-1850). Impresario, actor and author of more than twenty plays, he was famous for his representations of the 'negrito' (the white actor in black face), ..."

[2] Felicia Hardison Londré, Daniel J. Watermeier The History of North American Theater 2000 Page 158 "Author of many short populist plays with a distinctly Cuban flavor, the actor Francisco Covarrubias (1775-1850) earned posterity's accolade as the father of Cuban theater."