Luis Ruffinelli (1889 in Villarrica – 1973 in Asunción) was a Paraguayan playwright, journalist and political activist.
Among his works are La conciencia jurídica del barrio, and a comedy in three acts called Sorprendidos y desconocidos.
[1] In 1939, he wrote the drama Cuando Guerra for the Teatro Radial which was then headed by Josefina Plá and Roque Centurión Miranda.
His plays are written in Guaraní and Castilian, with dialogues often showing great political color.
He was a deputy under President Rafael Franco and a member of the Instituto Paraguayo de Letras and the Academia de Lengua y Cultura Guaraní.