Carlos Fernández Shaw, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Carlos Fernández Shaw

Spanish writer

Date of Birth: 23-Sep-1865

Place of Birth: Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain

Date of Death: 07-Jun-1911

Profession: writer, poet, playwright, journalist, librettist

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Carlos Fernández Shaw (23 September 1865 – 7 June 1911) was a Spanish poet, playwright, and journalist.
He wrote the texts for many zarzuelas, including La revoltosa, La chavala and Las bravías, all in collaboration with José López Silva and with music by Ruperto Chapí.
He also wrote the libretto for Chapí's through-written opera Margarita la tornera.
He later wrote the libretto for La vida breve by Manuel de Falla, based on his tragic poem of gypsy life La chavalilla and drawing on ideas from La chavala.
He wrote articles for La epoca, La illustración and El correo.Fernández Shaw was born in Cadiz, the son of a Spanish father and an English mother.
He was the father of the equally successful playwright and librettist Guillermo Fernández Shaw; while his grandson (also named Carlos Fernández Shaw) was a Spanish Consul General to the United States in the late 20th century, where he co-authored the book The Hispanic Presence in North America.
He died in Madrid, aged 45.



Alternative names	Manuel Company, Manuel Compañy Abad
Description	Spanish photographer
Date of birth/death	1855	13 January 1909
Location of birth/death	Orusco de Tajuña	Madrid
Work location	Madrid; Toledo
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