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Cuban poet, novelist, and educator
Roberto Valero
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Cuban poet, novelist, and educator
A.K.A.
Julio Real
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Matanzas, Matanzas Province, Cuba
Place of death
Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, USA
Age
39 years
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Biography
Roberto Valero (1955 – September 23, 1994) was aCuban poet, novelist, and educator.
Life
Roberto Valero was born in Matanzas Province.He attended the University of Havana before leaving Cuba during the Mariel Boatlift in 1980.
He received his Ph.D. from Georgetown University and taught at George Washington University.
Along with Reinaldo Arenas and Reinaldo Garcia Ramos, Valero created the seminal Mariel journal.
He was the 1989 recipient of the Letras de Oro Literary Prize from the University of Miami for his book on Reinaldo Arenas.
Valero's work has been compared to that of Federico García Lorca.
Valero also published under the pseudonym of "Julio Real".
Writings
Poetry
- Desde un oscuro ángulo/From a Dark Angle (1982)
- En fin, la noche/At Last, the Night (1984)
- Dharma (1985) with an introduction by Eugenio Florit
- Venías/You Were Coming (1990)
- No estaré en tu camino/I Will Not Be On Your Path (1991)
Novels
- Este Viento De Cuaresma/This Lenten Wind (1994) with an introduction by Reinaldo Arenas
Criticiscm
- El Desamparado Humor De Reinaldo Arenas/The Homeless Humor of Reinaldo Arenas (1991)
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Notable American Poets
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1930 to 1969
Notable Cuban Poets
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1930 to 1969
Notable American Writers
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1930 to 1969
Notable Cuban Writers
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1930 to 1969
Notable American Novelists
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1930 to 1969
Notable Cuban Novelists
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1930 to 1969
Notable American Journalists
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1930 to 1969
Notable Cuban Journalists
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1930 to 1969
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