Author: Vicente Medina
Alternate names: Vicente Medina Tomás
Born: 1866
Died: 1937
Bio: Vicente Medina Tomás (Archena, 1866 - Rosario, 1937) fue un poeta y dramaturgo español. Su principal obra, *Aires murcianos* (1898), se convirtió en un trabajo de referencia del costumbrismo sentimental y de denuncia social, alabado por literatos como Azorín. En 1908 se estableció en Argentina, donde siguió escribiendo y residiría hasta su muerte, salvo por un postrero periodo en que retornó a su Murcia natal. Medina, que es considerado uno de los símbolos de la identidad regional murciana, hizo uso en su literatura del lenguaje tradicional de la región.


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Vicente Tomás Medina was a Spanish poet, dramatist and editor, and a symbol of local identity for the Murcia region of southeastern Spain. His best-known work, *Aires murcianos* ("Murcian airs"), was taken up as a reference point for local cultural and social criticism, and was widely praised by contemporaries. In his time Medina was considered in Spain to be one of the country's most important writers. His fame has since declined, and he is now little read; but he remains an important figure as the greatest poet to have written in the Murcian dialect.