Lorca, Federico Garcia
(1898–1936)
Lorca, Federico GarciaLorca, Federico GarciaFederico Garcia Lorca (B * FUENTE VAQUEROS, 1898 – D † GRANADA, 1936) Spanish lyric poet and dramatist. Lorca, the son of a rich country gentleman, was sent to study at Madrid's progressive Residencia de Estudiantes college. He was drawn to surrealism through the influence of painter Salvador Dali (1904–1989) and filmmaker Luis Buñuel (1900–1983). Buñuel's wife writes: » [He] was like a swan: heavy and graceless out of water, but as soon as he was on…