ALVAREZ QUINTERO, the name of two brothers, SERAFIN (1871-1938) and JOAQUIN (1873— ), Spanish dramatists, born at Utrera. They revived in their graceful plays the traditional humour of Rueda's pesos. These plays deal chiefly with scenes of Andalusian life and include such subjects as Los Galeotes (1900) , El Patio (I 900) , Las Flores (i 90 1) , Malvaloca (1912) and La Calumniada (1919) . They are characterized by sparkling dialogue rather than by analysis of character or depth of thought.
See Four Plays by Joaquin and Sera f in Quintero, tr. by Helen and Harley Granville-Barker (1928) .