author
Serafín Álvarez Quintero
1871–1938
A leading figure in Spanish popular theater, he wrote with his brother Joaquín a long run of lively comedies and short plays that brought Andalusian settings, speech, and humor to the stage. Their work became hugely popular in the early 20th century and helped revive Spanish theater for a broad audience.
2 Audiobooks
La voz de la conseja, t.2 Selección de las mejores novelas breves y cuentos de los más esclarecidos literatos
by Joaquín Álvarez Quintero, Serafín Álvarez Quintero, Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, José Echegaray, Concha Espina, Wenceslao Fernández-Flórez, Gutiérrez Gamero, Antonio de Hoyos y Vinent, J. (José) Ortega Munilla, Alvaro Retana, Diego San José, Bernardo Morales San Martín, Felipe Trigo
Doña Clarines y Mañana de Sol
by Serafín Álvarez Quintero, Joaquín Álvarez Quintero
About the author
Born in Utrera, Seville, on March 26, 1871, Serafín Álvarez Quintero became one half of the famous Álvarez Quintero brothers, one of the best-known writing partnerships in modern Spanish theater. He and his younger brother Joaquín first worked in government offices while building their literary career, and they eventually devoted themselves fully to the stage.
Together the brothers wrote nearly 200 dramas, comedies, and shorter theatrical pieces. Their plays were especially admired for their cheerful tone and for their affectionate portrayal of Andalusian life, manners, and everyday speech, which made them enormously popular with audiences in Spain during the early 20th century.
Serafín was also recognized by major literary institutions: he became a member of the Royal Spanish Academy, and he was among the cofounders of the Sociedad de Autores Españoles. He died in Madrid on April 12, 1938, but the plays written with Joaquín remain an important part of the history of Spanish popular theater.