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Also Known As Nicolás Guillén Batista
Born July 10, 1902 • Camagüey • Cuba
Died July 16, 1989 (aged 87) • Havana • Cuba
Political Affiliation Cuban Communist Party
Notable Works “Cantos para soldados y sones para turistas” • “España” • “Motivos de son”
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José Martí
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Cuban writer
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Heberto Padilla
Cuban poet
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Cuban writer
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Cuban writer
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Cintio Vitier
Cuban writer
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Cuban poet
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Alejo Carpentier
Cuban author
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Antonio Benítez Rojo
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Cuban author
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Lydia Cabrera
Cuban author and ethnologist
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Daína Chaviano
Cuban author
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Cuban writer
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Roberto Valero
Cuban poet
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Brazilian poet and critic
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Chilean poet
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