Salvador Barros

Salvador Barros
Born(1910-02-21)February 21, 1910
DiedMay 24, 1940(1940-05-24) (aged 30)
Alma materLopez Elementary School
Tayabas High School
University of Manila
OccupationsWriter, poet
RelativesVicente Barros (brother)
Writing career
Pen nameRodavlas
LanguageTagalog, Spanish, English
GenresTagalog Modernism, Fiction
Notable worksPaniningil ng Alila (The Servant Collects), 1935
Literary movement
Kapisanang Panitikan (Tagalog Literature Guild), Sakdalista (Scandalist)

Salvador Rico Barros (February 21, 1910 – May 24, 1940) was a Filipino poet and fictionist. He used the pen name Rodavlas. Barros wrote about 50 poems and 40 short stories in his lifetime. He won a gold medal award for best author in 1937. He died in 1940.[1]

Published works

  • (Ten Poems)[2]
  • Mga Tinig ng Puso (Sonnets, Voices from the Heart) [3]

References

  1. ↑ CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Arts. PHILIPPINE LITERATURE: Artis and Organization. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Barros, Salvador R. Sampung Tula. National Library of the Philippines, S.I. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Barros, Salvador R. Mga Tinig ng Puso. National Library of the Philippines, S.I. Retrieved 17 June 2017.