Wednesday, July 20, 2016 Theatre world mourns icon Carlos GorostizaArgentine playwright, novelist and theatre director Carlos Gorostiza, a revered icon of the local stage, died yesterday in Buenos Aires. Breaking new groundGorostiza was born on June 7, 1920, to Basque Argentine parents in the Buenos Aires neighbourhood of Palermo. Produced in a professional version by director Armando Discépolo at the prestigious Argentine Theatre, El puente was adapted into a film with Gorostiza directing it in 1950. Herald with Télam, online mediaThe local artistic scene yesterday came together online to pay tribute to theatre veteran Gorostiza. Following El puente’s success, Gorostiza returned to theatre direction, though without the draw of spectators he had earlier enjoyed.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald July 20, 2016 02:48 UTC