Lope de Rueda was a Spanish dramatist and author, quite possibly the best of his era. A very versatile writer, he also wrote comedies, farces, and pasos. He was the precursor to what is considered the golden age of Spanish literature. He was born early in the sixteenth century at Seville, where, according to Cervantes, he worked as a metal-beater. His name first occurs in 1554 as acting at Benavente, … Wikipedia
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