Juan Ruiz de Alarcón

Juan Ruiz de Alarcón
Born
Juan Ruiz de Alarcón y Mendoza

c. 1580
Taxco, Mexico
Died4 August 1639(1639-08-04) (aged 58–59)
Madrid, Spain
OccupationWriter
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Juan Ruiz de Alarcón (c. 1581 – 4 August 1639) was a New Spanish writer of the Golden Age who cultivated different variants of dramaturgy. His works include the comedy La verdad sospechosa (es), which is considered a masterpiece of Latin American Baroque theater.