1928–2014
Biography · Literature
Nicolás Guillén
1902–1989
Cuba
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Biography
Guillén fused Afro-Cuban rhythms and language with poetry to create son poems that celebrated Black Cuban identity and became central to Cuban national literature.
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1924–1987
1913–2008