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Alfonsina y el mar

first released 1969, on Mercedes Sosa's album Mujeres argentinas · 20th century

"Alfonsina y el mar" ("Alfonsina and the sea") is a zamba with music by the Argentine pianist Ariel Ramírez and words by the Argentine writer Félix Luna. It was first released in 1969 on the singer Mercedes Sosa's album Mujeres argentinas. The song is a tribute to the Argentine poet Alfonsina Storni, who took her own life in 1938, going into the sea from a jetty.

Songs in history

Alfonsina y el mar1969

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Alfonsina y el mar. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/alfonsina-y-el-mar
MLA
“Alfonsina y el mar.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/alfonsina-y-el-mar. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Alfonsina y el mar.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/alfonsina-y-el-mar.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Alfonsina y el mar’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/alfonsina-y-el-mar (Accessed: ).

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