A new generation of writers have become known internationally in recent years. These include Eduardo Espina (essayist and poet), Fernando Butazzoni (novelist), Rafael Courtoisie (poet) and Hugo Burel (short story writer and novelist). Music In Montevideo, as throughout the Rio de Plata region, the most popular forms of music are tango, milonga and vals criollo. Many notable songs originated in Montevideo including "El Tango supremo", "La Cumparsita", "La Milonga", "La Puñalada" and "Desde el Alma", composed by notable Montevideo musicians such as Gerardo Matos Rodríguez, Pintín Castellanos and Rosita Melo. Tango is deeply ingrained in the cultural life of the city and is the theme for many of the bars and restaurants in the city. Fun Fun' Bar, established in 1935, is one of the most important places for tango in Uruguay as is El Farolito, located in the old part of the city and Joventango, Café Las Musas, Garufa and Vieja Viola. The city is also home to the Montevideo Jazz Festival and has the Bancaria Jazz Club bar catering for jazz enthusiasts. Cuisine The center of traditional Uruguayan food and beverage in Montevideo is the Mercado del Puerto ("Port Market"). Beef is very important in Uruguayan cuisine and an essential part of many dishes. A torta frita is a pan-fried cake consumed in Montevideo and throughout Uruguay. It is generally circular, with a small cut in the center for cooking, and is made from wheat flour, yeast, water and sugar or salt. Montevideo has a variety of restaurants, from traditional Uruguayan cuisine to Japanese cuisine. Notable people Delmira Agustini (writer) Julio Albino (footballer) Marcelina Almeida (writer) Victoria Alonsoperez (engineer) Odile Baron Supervielle (writer, journalist) Luis Batlle Berres (president of Uruguay) José Batlle y Ordóñez (president of Uruguay) Mario Benedetti (writer) Roy Berocay (journalist and author) Juan Manuel Blanes (artist) Baltasar Brum (Uruguayan statesman) Raúl Javiel Cabrera (painter) Graciela Cánepa (actress and television presenter) Rodrigo Casagrande (former footballer) Manuel Ceferino Oribe (Uruguayan politician) Gonzalo Curbelo (footballer) Eladio Dieste (civil engineer) Jorge Drexler (musician and actor) Esteban Echeverría (Argentine writer) Claudio Elías (footballer) Marcel Felder (tennis player) Julio Ferrón (footballer) Diego Forlán (footballer) Enzo Francescoli (footballer) José Gervasio Artigas (Uruguayan revolutionary) Andrea Ghidone (Vedette, model, dancer, actress) Felisberto Hernández (writer) Julio Herrera y Reissig (poet) Juana de Ibarbourou (poet) Pedro Ipuche Riva (classical composer) Jules Laforgue (French poet) Rolando Laguarda Trías (historian) Lautréamont, Comte de. Isidore Ducasse (French poet) Rosita