Julian Centeya

Julian Centeya was born on 15 October 1910. ^[5] In 1923 his family moved from San Francisco, Córdoba, to Buenos Aires and settled in the district of Boedo. ^[1]

His pen name came from a song: in 1938 he wrote the milonga Julián Centeya with José Canet, and that title gave him his pen name. ^[1] His first book of poems, published in 1941, appeared under the name Enrique Alvarado. ^[1]

In the 1940s he wrote several tangos with composers. These were Claudinette with Enrique Delfino in 1942 ^[2], and La vi llegar with Enrique Francini and Más allá de mi rencor with Lucio Demare in 1944. ^[3] He later published the books La musa mistonga (1964) and La musa del barro (1969), and recorded poems for RCA Victor in 1969. ^[1] His only novel, El vaciadero, appeared in 1971. ^[1] He died in Buenos Aires on 26 July 1974. ^[4]

Early life

Centeya was born on 15 October 1910, according to one source. ^[5] In 1923 his family moved from San Francisco, in the province of Córdoba, to Buenos Aires and settled in Boedo. ^[1] The sources do not give details of his childhood or education. ^[1]

Name

The name Julián Centeya came from a milonga of that title, which he wrote with José Canet in 1938. ^[1] Before he used this name in print, he published his first book of poems in 1941 as Enrique Alvarado. ^[1]

Tangos

Centeya wrote tangos with several composers during the 1940s. ^[2][3] The works the sources name are listed below. ^[1][2][3]

Literary work

Centeya's first book of poems was published in 1941 under the name Enrique Alvarado. ^[1] He published La musa mistonga in 1964 and La musa del barro in 1969. ^[1] In 1971 he published El vaciadero, his only novel. ^[1]

Recordings

In 1969, the year La musa del barro was published, Centeya recorded poems for the RCA Victor label. ^[1] The sources do not give the titles, dates or other details of these recordings. ^[1]

Death

Centeya died in Buenos Aires on 26 July 1974. ^[4]