María Elena Walsh
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María Elena Walsh (born on February 1, 1930 in Ramos Mejía, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine musician and writer known for her songs and books for children.
Maria Elena Walsh was born to an English railway worker, of Irish descent, who played the piano and an Argentinian woman of Andalusian descent. As a child, she lived in a big house, where she greatly enjoyed reading and listening to music. In 1947, before graduating from art school, she published her first book, “Otoño Imperdonable,” a selection of poems which obtained the recognition of the critics and important Latin American writers.[1]
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[edit] Work
[edit] Books
- Otoño imperdonable - 1947 ("Unforgivable autumn")
- Apenas viaje - 1948 ("As soon as I travel")
- Baladas con Ángel - 1951 ("Ballade with Angel")
- Casi milagro - 1958 ("Almost a miracle")
- Tutú Marambá - 1960
- El reino del Revés - 1964 ("The Kingdom of Upside-Down")
- Zoo loco - 1964 ("Mad zoo")
- Hecho a mano - 1965 ("Hand made")
- Dailan Kifki - 1966
- Cuentopos de Gulubú - 1966 ("Storiettes of Gulubú")
- Aire libre - 1967 ("Open air")
- Juguemos en el mundo - 1970 ("Let's play in the world")
- El diablo inglés - 1974 ("English devil")
- Angelito - 1974 ("Little angel")
- El país de la Geometría 1974 ("The country of Geometry")
- La Sirena y el Capitán - 1974 ("The mermaid and the Captain")
- Cancionero contra el mal de ojo - 1976 ("Song-book against evils-sight")
- Chaucha y palito - 1977 ("Almost nothing")
- Novios de antaño - 1990 ("Lovers of long ago")
- Desventuras en el País-Jardín-de-Infantes - 1993 ("Misfortunes in Kindergarten-Country")
- Hotel Pioho's Palace" - 2002 ("Louse-Palace Hotel")
[edit] Albums
- Canciones para mirar ("Songs to look at")
- Canciones para mí ("Songs for me")
- El País del Nomeacuerdo ("The Country of Idontremember")
- El País de la Navidad ("The Country of Christmas")
- Cuentopos ("Storiettes")
- Cuentopos para el recreo ("Storiettes for school-break")
- Juguemos en el mundo ("Let's play in the world")
- Juguemos en el mundo II ("Let's play in the world II")
- El sol no tiene bolsillos ("The sun doesn't have pockets")
- Como la cigarra ("Like the cicada")
- El buen modo ("The good way")
- De puño y letra ("Written by my own hand")
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Biography at the Ministery of Education of Argentina (Spanish)
- Biography (Spanish)
