Fernando Ortiz (actor)
Fernando Ortiz may refer to: *Fernando Ortiz Fernández (1881–1969), Cuban essayist, anthropologist, ethnomusicologist and scholar *Fernando Ortiz (athlete) (1905–?), Mexican Olympic sprinter *Fernando Ortiz Arana (born 1944), Mexican politician *Fernando Ortiz (footballer, born 1977), Argentine football player *Fernando Ortiz (footballer, born 1992), Mexican football player *Fernando Ortíz (sailor) (1923–2012), Mexican Olympic sailor {{hndis, Ortiz, Fernando ...
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Fernando Ortiz Fernández
Fernando Ortiz Fernández (16 July 1881 – 10 April 1969) was a Cuban essayist, anthropologist, ethnomusicologist and scholar of Afro-Cuban culture. Ortiz was a prolific polymath dedicated to exploring, recording, and understanding all aspects of indigenous Cuban culture. Ortiz coined the term "transculturation," the notion of converging cultures. Life Ortiz was born in Havana. Disillusioned with politics in the early period of Cuban history and having been a member of President Gerardo Machado's Liberal Party, and a Liberal member of its House of Representatives from 1917 to 1922, he became active in the early nationalist civic revival movement. Throughout his life Ortiz was involved in the foundation of institutions and journals dedicated to the study of Cuban culture. He was the cofounder of the Cuban Academy of the Language in 1926. He also founded ''Surco'' (founded 1930) and ''Ultra'' (1936–47), both journals that provided commentary on foreign journals. In 1937 he fo ...
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