Enrique García Velloso
Writing
September 2, 1880
Died at age 57
January 27, 1938
Date of Death
Rosario, Argentina
Biography
Enrique García Velloso was a playwright, film director, theater director and screenwriter who was born in Rosario, Argentina on September 2, 1880 and died in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on January 27, 1938. Besides being one of the most important dramatists in Argentine theater of the early 20th century, he is remembered for directing the first Argentine feature film, "Amalia" in 1914.