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García Lorca

American  
[gahr-see-uh lawr-kuh, gahr-thee-ah lawr-kah, -see-ah] / gɑrˈsi ə ˈlɔr kə, gɑrˈθi ɑ ˈlɔr kɑ, -ˈsi ɑ /

noun

  1. Federico 1899–1936, Spanish poet and dramatist.


García Lorca British  
/ ɡarˈθia ˈlɔrka /

noun

  1. See Lorca 1

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Inspired by an unfinished work of the poet-playwright Federico García Lorca, the movie is backed by Netflix and is getting the longest theatrical release in the streamer’s history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

“In Spain,” García Lorca once wrote, “the dead are more alive than the dead of any other country in the world.”

From New York Times ● Jul. 18, 2023

"As the great poet Federico García Lorca said: ‘Every step we take on earth brings us to a new world.’"

From Reuters ● Feb. 7, 2023

Intoxicated by Federico García Lorca, Crumb devoted much of his music in the 1960s to unusual settings that accentuated the sheer strangeness of the Spanish poet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2022

When we’re ready to rest, we have tapas at one of the cafés on the Plaza de Santa Ana, next to a statue of the poet and playwright Federico García Lorca.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

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