Barradas, Rafael b. January 7, 1890 d. February 12, 1929 Painter. Born of Spanish parents in Montevideo, Uruguay, he moved to Barcelona in 1913, where he would spend most of his career. He worked as illustrator for the magazine "Alfar", and with Jorge Luis Borges for "Tableros." Barradas became a leader of the avant-garde in Spanish painting. Among his works are "Los Emigrantes", "García Lorca y Otro", "Hombre en la Taberna", "Molinero Aragonés", "Jugador de Naipes", "Paisaje con Organillo", "Atocha", "Barcelona 1918", "Zíngaras" and "Los Novios"...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni) Cementerio del Buceo, Montevideo, Uruguay
Cubilla, Pedro b. August 25, 1933 d. March 16, 2007 Football Player and Coach. He was a mildfielder who during his career played for Clubs : Liverpool de Montevideo, Club Atletico Peñarol (1960 to 1962), Rampla Juniors (1962), Huracán (1963 to 1964), River Plate (1965), Quilmes (1966), Club Defensor de Montevideo (1967) and Toronto Falcons (1968). He was coach of Santiago Morning of Chile, Club Olimpia from Paraguay, Deportivo Quito from Ecuador and C.S. Cartaginés of Costa Rica. He was also assistant to the Uruguayan Football when his...[Read More] (Bio by: Errete) Cementerio del Buceo, Montevideo, Uruguay Plot: Panteón Familia Cubilla
Echeverría, Esteban b. September 2, 1805 d. January 19, 1851 Writer, poet and political figure. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as José Esteban Antonio Echeverría, he resided in Paris from 1826 to 1830. There he read and studied intensely several authors on literature and politics such as Shakespeare, Montesquieu, Byron, Schiller, Goethe, Hugo, Fourier, Dumas and Lamartine. He was particularly influenced by Byron in literature, and by Henri de Saint-Simon in politics. On returning to Argentina he introduced the romanticism in the country becoming a...[Read More] (Bio by: Nes Pagani) Cementerio del Buceo, Montevideo, Uruguay Plot: Specific Plot Information Lost
Rebella, Juan Pablo b. January 1, 1974 d. July 6, 2006 Filmmaker. He was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. He along with Pablo Stoll, directed the hit "Whisky" (2004), that earned him a big success and several awards such as the prestigious Premio Goya in Spain as the best foreigner film in spanish language. He began his career filming the short stories "Buenos y Santos" and "Víctor y Los Elegidos." His first film "25 Watts" (2001) also won the Award to the best film in Rotterdam and La Habana Festivals. He then established him as one of the most...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni) Cementerio del Buceo, Montevideo, Uruguay
b. January 7, 1890 d. February 12, 1929