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Henry Pujol was born in Havana and spent most of his childhood in the town of Sagua la Grande, Las Villas, Cuba where he completed his primary studies at the Jesuit school Sagrado Corazon de Jesus. He left Cuba with his family in 1960 to reside in Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. After graduation from high school he moved to New York City where he completed his Bachelors in Electrical Engineering at The City College and later his Masters Degree in Electric...

Severo Sarduy was born in Camaguey, Cuba, in 1937 and died in Paris, France, in 1993. Without a doubt, he was internationally recognized as one of the most important writers of his generation. Shortly before his death, he wrote and collected these poems that constitute a farewell full of humor for a death he knows is nearby. The book includes illustrations (black & white) by Cuban painter, Ramon Alejando. Also included are studies on the au...

Jose L. Mas was born in Cuba and is professor emeritus at California State University, Chico. He received a Law degree from the University of Havana and a doctorate in philosophy, with a specialty in Spanish language and literature, from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Dr. Mas has published three articles on the ideology of Jose Marti, José Martí y el Romanticismo Social (F.R. Lamennais una posible influencia en el joven José...

Reinaldo Arenas es uno de los principales escritores cubanos del siglo XX. Nació en Holguín, Cuba, en 1943. De 1974 a 1076 estuvo confinado en la prisión de El Morro, en La Habana. Salió de Cuba, en 1980, por el Puerto de El Mariel con otros 125, 000 cubanos que no soportaban el régimen imperante en la Isla. Se radicó en Nueva York. Obtuvo las becas Cintas y Guggenhein, así como el premio al mejor novelista extranjero publicado en Francia en 1...

Alejandro F. Pascual was born in Cardenas, Cuba, in 1950 and there attended La Progresiva Presbyterian School. In 1964 he leave for the United States where he obtained a B.A. in International Affairs from Eckerd College and a M.A. in Business Management from Central Michigan University. He backpacks through 11 countries in Europe pursuing his interest in history. He worked as a consultant to the NJ State Department of Education from 1973 to 19...

Guillermo Rosales was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1946. From a very young age. He was disillusioned with the communist regime in his country which made it impossible for him to publish his volumes of writings, of which he was able to save El juego de la viola. In 1978 he went into exile and settled in Miami, where we wrote Boarding Home, winner of the 1986 Letras de Oro award, and one of the most outstanding novels in recent Cuban history. Suffer...

JUAN DE ISASA-GONZÁLEZ UBIETA was born in Madrid in 1940. Degree in Physics from the University of Madrid, 1959-1964. In 1965 he obtained the title of National Trainer of roller hockey. In 1972 he is graduated in Theology at the University of Fribourg. He spends the summers of 1972-1974 exercising the priesthood (Marianist Order) in Union City, New Jersey (USA). He was Chaplain of the United States Navy in the Naval base of Rota, Cadiz. He was...

Juan Cristobal Napoles Fajardo (Cucalambe) was born in Victoria de las Tunas in 1829 and disappeared without a trace at the age of 32. He has always been considered one of Cuba's most popular writers who made a type of poetry known as decima popular with both the rural and urban populations in Cuba. He was also a patriot who formed part of the Aguero Conspiracy in 1851. His poetry reached the Cuban soul and became a classic of Cuban literature...

José M. Alonso-Sed was born in Santa Clara, Cuba. During the 1960s he lived in the United States where he received a bachelors of arts degree from Whitworth College. Afterwards, he completed his Masters and PH.D. degrees in Canada, where he spent twenty years teaching Spanish at several universities. Since 1987 he lives in southern California and teaches at San Diego State University and other colleges. At the present time, he is a writer and ...

Pedro Suarez Rojo (Tintin) is a prominent naturalist and explorer who was born in Sagua la Grande, Cuba. He is the founder of the famous "Sabaneque File" which was created to rescue all the forgotten history of this north-central region in Cuba and which also gave new insight into archeological explorations in this region. In 1983, he requested that the Mogotes of Jumagua de declared a protected area. This volume is dedicated to the first e...

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Miriam Morell (Puerto Padre, Cuba) has published seven novels: Las palmas son novias que esperan (1987), El fulgor de las estrellas (1991), El Ocujal (1995), Agar, la fugitiva (2001), Desnuda y al galope (2008), Abisag (2011), Quiero conversar contigo (2012). She is also the author of the collections of musicalized poems: Rocío (1994), Los girasoles (1995), Alma de mármol alada (2000). This is a novel where the action and depth of thought com...

Armando Alvarez Bravo has born in Cuba in 1938. Poet, literary critic, essayist, narrator, professor, editor and journalist, he is a member of the Cuban Academy of Language, correspondent to the Spanish Royal Academy and North American Academy of the Spanish Language, as well as founder and ex-president to the PEN Club of Cuban Exile Writers. Author to over 40 books, he is considered one of Cuba's best poets. There was much censorship and s...

Writer, journalist, electoral consultant, former parliamentarian and former mayor, former student leader, involved in community, sports, culture and environment. He directed a newspaper, a radio station and a magazine in his country, Venezuela. He headed radio and television programs in Venezuela and the United States. Member of the advising committee of the Hispanic journalism program at Saint Thomas University and recipient of the Cervantes ...

Joasquin Pérez Rodriguez was born in Cuba and studied at Baldor, Belén and at the University of Havana, where he was a member of the FEU for the Department of Agronomy. He was also a member of the Agrupacion Catolica Universitaria (a Catholic youth group within the University). A founding member of the Directorio Revolucionario Estudiantil (a student run organization opposing Fidel Castro's regime), he had to flee Cuba and take up residence in...

Carmen Conde was born in 1907 in Cartagena (Murcia) where, with the exception of seven years in Melilla, she lived until 1936. At the end of the Spanish Civil War she moved to Madrid. For many years she was a professor of Spanish Poetry and Contemporary Spanish Novel at the Institute of European Studies (an affiliate of the University of Chicago) in Madrid. Also a professor of the University of Valencia. She has been awarded the following lite...

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Jose R. "Pepe" Fernandez was born in San Nicolás de Bari, Cuba, and since 1962 has been living in exile. Although his professional life has unfolded in the business sector, from an early age Pepe developed a love of reading and historical research. He is currently putting the finishing touches on yet another extensive research project on little known people and accounts relating to the Cuban wars of independence. The current work was born f...

Guarioné M. Díaz was born in Havana, Cuba, and now resides in Miami-Dade, Florida, U.S.A. Between 1964 and 1969, he obtained his Bachelor's degree from St. Francis College as well as an MBA from the University of Columbia, both in New York. In 2010, Diaz was appointed by the Board of Directors of the Cuban American National Council as President Emeritus of the non-profit institution, after serving as President of the same during 33 years. In 1...

This is a novel that takes place in Cuba during the end of the 1960s, as seen through the eyes of a teenage boy who is star struck by a group of actors. The young Marcos Manuel Velazco enters into an artistic, religious, political and sexual labyrinth, guided by a single factor: his quest for truth. His trips and adventures form an intricate plot, with a whirlwind of characters and scenarios. This book is a tribute to friendship as well as a l...