René Ariza (1940â€"1994) was a Cuban actor, director, and writer born
in Havana, Cuba.Ariza graduated from the Academia Municipal de Artes
Dramáticas in 1959, eventually receiving the Premio de la Unión
Nacional de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba (UNEAC) in 1967 for his play
La vuelta a la manzana.An opponent of the Castro regime, he was jailed
in 1974 for his political views until Amnesty International intervened
and he was released in 1979. Ariza left Cuba during the Mariel
boatlift and settled in Miami, where he continued to develop
professionally.His theatrical work carries a marked political valence
and has been produced primarily in the United States (and had been
even prior to his departure from Cuba).
in Havana, Cuba.Ariza graduated from the Academia Municipal de Artes
Dramáticas in 1959, eventually receiving the Premio de la Unión
Nacional de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba (UNEAC) in 1967 for his play
La vuelta a la manzana.An opponent of the Castro regime, he was jailed
in 1974 for his political views until Amnesty International intervened
and he was released in 1979. Ariza left Cuba during the Mariel
boatlift and settled in Miami, where he continued to develop
professionally.His theatrical work carries a marked political valence
and has been produced primarily in the United States (and had been
even prior to his departure from Cuba).
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