José Martí was a Cuban poet, essayist and journalist, who became the symbol of Cuba's fight to get independence from Spain. He said "No man has any special right because he belongs to any specific race; just by saying the word man, we have already said all the rights."
He was born in Havana and he was the son of a Spanish soldier. He published Versos sencillos in 1891 during a really hard time in his life. This was after he and his wife had separated.
He always emphasized the need to come to terms with the continents' multi-racial identity and the importance of teaching the history of America all the way from the Incas to now.
Gabriel García Márquez was a Latin-American journalist, novelist and story writer, and a central figure in the Magic Realism movement. This term was used in Germany in the 1920's to describe some contemporary painters, whose works expressed surre
Throughout his life he was confronted with prejudice because of the darkness of his skin. Also throughout his life he indulged in alcohol and women in large amounts. His trademark was his rhythmic style and modernist approach. In 1914 he was honored in New York with a silver medal from the Hispanic society of America.
He always tried to solve problems with his poetry. Later in his life his poetry was devoted to solving social and economic problems.
Nicolás Guillén was a Cuban poet and a leader of the Afro-Cuban movement which was developed in the Caribbean. He wrote many works that was fueled with racial and political feelings. Many of his works used native dances and language.
One Hundred Years of Solitude was the most popular work of Magic Realism. García said that he tries to tap the magic in commonplace events.