Bio

Industrial engineer and writer. Graduate of the 20th edition of the Centro de Formación Literaria: Onelio Jorge Cardoso and of the first international creative writing workshop in Havana, organised by UNESCO: "Un libro es un show" (A book is a show). He has written for a range of digital media on film, literature, culture, history and sport. He was part of the jury in the 39th, 40th, 42nd and 43rd editions of the Havana Film Festival for the Pangea prize awarded by the Agrarian University of Havana: Fructuoso Rodríguez Pérez based on the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals. He has published a book of poetry entitled "Márgenes de Ciudad" (27' Street), dedicated to various members of the 27 Club, and a book of prose entitled "Descuentos".

Project

During my stay, I will work on my novel: Buena suerte, Leonel Marcano, which is about the filming of a documentary on writer Leonel Marcano.

From the living room of his house, Marcano takes the viewer on a biographical journey through the tragic circumstances that led him to become a writer. This work aims to dispel myths and reveal some of the disenchantment about the complex historical processes experienced by Cubans over the last century, as well as to portray an irreverent character who sets out to dismantle archetypes, instead placing fear, anxiety and frustration at the heart of his life and of his writing.