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Francisco Covarrubias

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Francisco Covarrubias (Havana, 1775-1850) was a Cuban actor and dramatist known as "the father of Cuban theatre". [1][2]

References

  1. ^ Martin Banham, Errol Hill, George William Woodyard The Cambridge Guide to African and Caribbean Theatre - 1994 Page 159 "The acknowledged father of the Cuban national theatre is Francisco Covarrubias (1775-1850). Impresario, actor and author of more than twenty plays, he was famous for his representations of the 'negrito' (the white actor in black face), ..."
  2. ^ Felicia Hardison Londré, Daniel J. Watermeier The History of North American Theater 2000 Page 158 "Author of many short populist plays with a distinctly Cuban flavor, the actor Francisco Covarrubias (1775-1850) earned posterity's accolade as the father of Cuban theater."
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