Dante A. Linyera

Dante A. Linyera began in journalism at the daily La Argentina in 1919 ^[1]. In 1924 he wrote lunfardo poems in the magazine El Canta Claro ^[2].

In 1927 he wrote "Boedo" with Julio De Caro ^[3]. In 1928 he founded La Canción Moderna with Julio Korn, and its first issue appeared in March of that year ^[4].

His birth date is disputed: the same source gives both 10 August 1903 and 2 August 1902 ^[7]. He died in Buenos Aires on 15 July 1938 ^[6].

Biography

Sources record two different birth dates for Linyera, and both come from the same source. One entry gives 10 August 1903 and the other gives 2 August 1902 ^[7]. Because of this conflict, the date is treated here as disputed ^[7].

He began in journalism at the daily La Argentina in 1919 ^[1]. By 1924 he was writing lunfardo poems in the magazine El Canta Claro ^[2]. In 1928 he founded the publication La Canción Moderna with Julio Korn, and its first issue appeared in March ^[4].

In 1933 he published a book of poems, Semos hermanos ^[1]. He died in Buenos Aires on 15 July 1938 ^[6].

Repertoire

Tango works credited to Linyera include the following ^[3][5]: - "Boedo" (1927), written with Julio De Caro ^[3] - "Si volviera Jesús" (1935), written with Joaquín Mora ^[5]

Literary work

Apart from his tango lyrics, Linyera wrote lunfardo poems for El Canta Claro in 1924 ^[2]. He also published the poetry collection Semos hermanos in 1933 ^[1].