Evaristo Carriego, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Evaristo Carriego

Argentine writer

Date of Birth: 07-May-1883

Place of Birth: Paraná, Entre Ríos Province, Argentina

Date of Death: 13-Oct-1912

Profession: writer, poet, journalist

Nationality: Argentina

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Evaristo Carriego (Paraná, May 7, 1883 – Buenos Aires, October 13, 1912), was an Argentine poet, best known today for the biography written about him by Jorge Luis Borges. He was an important influence on the writing of tango lyrics, and in homage the famous instrumental tango "A Evaristo Carriego" was written by Eduardo Rovira, and recorded by Orquesta Osvaldo Pugliese in 1969.He is buried at the Cementerio de la Chacarita in Buenos Aires.