Celso Romero Peláez, lawyer and playwright exiled in Venezuela
Celso Romero Peláez (Xinzo de Limia, 1897 – Caracas, 1950s) was a lawyer in A Coruña, press contributor and, from exile in Venezuela in 1936, a playwright: "El drama de Bolívar", "Lincoln el leñador".
- Born
- Xinzo de Limia, 1897
- Died
- Caracas, 1950s
- Profession
- lawyer and writer
- Works
- El drama de Bolívar (1942), Lincoln el leñador (1948)
Celso Romero Peláez was born in Xinzo de Limia in 1897 and died in Caracas in the 1950s. He was a lawyer and writer [1].
He studied secondary school in Ourense and Law in Valladolid. He took part in the anti-caciquismo campaign of 1923, wrote for La Zarpa and practised as a lawyer in A Coruña, where he was vice-president of the Reunión de Artesanos and wrote for El Momento and El Pueblo Gallego. He belonged to the Radical Party and, in May 1934, moved to the Radical Democratic Party. After the coup of July 1936 he went into exile in Venezuela, where he wrote plays, translated biology books and contributed to El Tiempo [1].
Works
El drama de Bolívar (1942), Noche oscura de España (1946), El retiro de Don Juan (1946), Lincoln el leñador (1948) and El amor, los caminos y las horas (1953) [1]. See The emigration of the Limia people.
Frequently asked questions
Where did he go into exile? In Venezuela, where he died [1].
What did he write? Plays such as El drama de Bolívar and Lincoln el leñador [1].
Links
- Parish: Xinzo de Limia
- Concello: Xinzo de Limia
- Notable people of A Limia
- Famous people and sportspeople of A Limia
- Authors and artists of A Limia
- The emigration of the Limia people
Sources
- «Celso Romero Peláez», Galipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celso_Romero_Pel%C3%A1ez
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