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Born May 20, 1900 • Havana • Cuba
Died September 19, 1991 (aged 91) • Miami • Florida
Subjects Of Study folk tale • Afro-Cuban • Lucumí language • Santería
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Antonio Benítez Rojo
Cuban writer
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Miguel Barnet
Cuban writer
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Guillermo Cabrera Infante
Cuban author
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Virgilio Piñera
Cuban writer
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Daína Chaviano
Cuban author
José Martí
José Martí
Cuban patriot
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Alejo Carpentier
Cuban author
Lezama Lima, José
José Lezama Lima
Cuban author
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Severo Sarduy
Cuban writer
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Heberto Padilla
Cuban poet
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Nicolás Guillén
Cuban poet
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Roberto Fernández Retamar
Cuban author and critic
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Reinaldo Arenas
Cuban writer
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Cintio Vitier
Cuban writer
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Julián del Casal
Cuban poet
Isabel Allende, 2008
Isabel Allende
Chilean American writer
Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel García Márquez
Colombian author
Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Luis Borges
Argentine author
Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes
Mexican writer and diplomat
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Roberto Bolaño
Chilean author