Reinaldo Arenas Biography

Reinaldo Arenas biography

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NAME: Reinaldo Arenas
OCCUPATION: Poet
BIRTH DATE: July 16, 1943
DEATH DATE: December 07, 1990
EDUCATION: Universidad de la Habana

PLACE OF BIRTH: Oriente, Cuba
PLACE OF DEATH: New York, New York

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Reinaldo Arenas was a Cuban poet, novelist and essayist who fled persecution under Fidel Castro and immigrated to the United States.

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Reinaldo Arenas was a Cuban poet, novelist and essayist who fled persecution under Fidel Castro and immigrated to the United States in 1980. His extraordinary novels are often described as unconventional for their dark undertones. His autobiography Before Night Falls was made into a film in 2000, with Javier Bardem playing Arenas. Arenas took his life in 1990 after a long battle with AIDS.