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| Born | Homero Nicolás Manzione Prestera (1907-11-01)November 1, 1907 Añatuya,Santiago del Estero,Argentina |
| Died | May 3, 1951(1951-05-03) (aged 43) Buenos Aires,Argentina |
| Occupation | Tango lyricist |
| Literary movement | Unión Cívica Radical, FORJA |
| Spouse | Casilda Iñíguez Vildósola |
| Children | Homero Luis "Acho" Manzione |
Homero Nicolás Manzione Prestera, better known asHomero Manzi (November 1, 1907 – May 3, 1951) was anArgentinetango lyricist, author of various famous tangos. He was also a filmmaker, notable for his work during theclassical era of Argentine cinema.
He was born on November 1 of 1907 inAñatuya (province ofSantiago del Estero), Argentina. Manzi was interested in literature and tango since he was young. After a brief incursion in journalism, he worked as a literature and Spanish professor but for political reasons (in addition to his membership in theUnión Cívica Radical) he was expelled from his professorship and decided to dedicate himself to the arts.
In 1935 he participated in the beginnings of FORJA (Fuerza de Orientación Radical de la Joven Argentina – Force of Radical Orientation of the Young in Argentina), group whose position has been classified as “peoples nationalism”. It was centered almost exclusively in the problems in Argentina and Latin America. They manifested to “reconquer the political Sunday from our own land” since it was considered that the country was still in a colonial situation. In relation to the European conflict at the time, it supported a neutral position sustaining that there was no great interest was in play in Argentina or Latin America, it was more of a rejection position towards fascism just as much as communism.[1]
In 1934 Manzi foundedMicrófono ("Microphone") magazine which covered subjects related to radio telephony, Argentine movies and film making. He wrote the screenplay forNobleza Gaucha in 1937 in collaboration withHugo Mac Dougall, and a new version of the silent movie of 1915,Huella ("Footprint") (1940), for which they received second prize from Buenos Aires City Hall. He also worked inConfesión ("Confession") (1940), without achieving commercial success with any of these movies.[2]
In 1940 Manzi started what would be a long collaboration withUlyses Petit de Murat, writing the screenplay forCon el dedo en el gatillo ("Finger on the trigger") (1940)Fortín alto ("High Fort") (1940), andThe Gaucho War (1942). At the1943 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards, Manzi and Murat won theSilver Condor Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for their screenplay ofThe Gaucho War which proved highly successful.[3]
The early death of the poet was caused by cancer on Thursday, May 3, 1951.
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