Heberto Padilla, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Heberto Padilla

Cuban poet

Date of Birth: 20-Jan-1932

Place of Birth: Consolación del Sur, Pinar del Río Province, Cuba

Date of Death: 25-Sep-2000

Profession: writer, poet, university teacher

Nationality: Cuba

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Heberto Padilla

  • Heberto Juan Padilla (20 January 1932 – 25 September 2000) was a Cuban poet, and the center of the so-called "Padilla affair" when he was imprisoned for criticizing the government.
  • He was born in Puerta de Golpe, Pinar del Río, Cuba.
  • His first book of poetry, Las rosas audaces (The Audacious Roses), was published in 1949.
  • After his first marriage to Bertha Hernandez with whom he had three children, Giselle, Maria and Carlos Padilla, he married poet Belkis Cuza Malé in 1972.
  • His son, Ernesto Padilla, was born in 1972.

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