Florencio Sánchez

1875–1910 (age 35)

Biography

Florencio Sánchez (1875–1910) dramatized the tensions of modernizing society with plays that gave voice to workers, immigrants, and women confronting injustice.

His fierce empathy and vivid dialogue still animate stages today, and he lies at the Central Cemetery of Montevideo with other compatriots.

Also buried at Central Cemetery of Montevideo

Benito Nardone
1906–1964 (age 58)
Central Cemetery of Montevideo
Benito Nardone was a Uruguayan politician who participated in the nation's political affairs during the 1950s and 1960s.
Gerardo Matos Rodríguez
1897–1948 (age 51)
Central Cemetery of Montevideo
Gerardo Matos Rodríguez was a composer whose music became iconic in Uruguayan culture from 1897 to 1948.
Carmen Barradas
1888–1963 (age 75)
Central Cemetery of Montevideo
Composer whose music spoke to the soul of her time.
China Zorrilla
1922–2014 (age 92)
Central Cemetery of Montevideo
Zelmar Michelini
1924–1976 (age 52)
Central Cemetery of Montevideo
Zelmar Michelini was a Uruguayan politician whose career spanned the mid-20th century.
Juan Manuel Blanes
1830–1901 (age 71)
Central Cemetery of Montevideo
Juan Manuel Blanes (June 8, 1830 – April 15, 1901) was a Uruguayan painter of the Realist school.