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Félix B. Caignet
Félix Benjamín Caignet Salomón, known as Félix B. Caignet, (March 31, 1892 – May 25, 1976) was a Cuban radio writer, broadcaster, poet, novelist, journalist, theater critic, singer and musical composer. He is known as a pioneer of radio broadcasting in Cuba, and as one of the creators of Latin American soap operas. He was known for his ability to make radio audiences cry. He purposely wrote to make people cry, as he realized that "many were born with pain and misery tattooed on their souls and had so much pain and bitterness in their lives that they never cried for themselves." Caignet believed that the audiences "took on the feelings of one or another character who was suffering and, without being aware of it, associated their own pain with that of the fictitious figure, and cried with him or her." Félix B. Caignet’s radio dramas were broadcast throughout Central America, Central and South America and brought stories of social reality and the "speaking in metaphors" nar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Luis, Santiago De Cuba
San Luis is a town and municipality in the Santiago de Cuba Province of Cuba. It is located north of Santiago de Cuba. History The city was founded in 1827 on the location of a ranch. Arrival of the railroad accelerated its development. San Luis achieved municipality status on 19 August 1898. Demographics In 2004, the municipality of San Luis had a population of 88,496. With a total area of , it has a population density of . The municipality is divided into the barrios of Dos Caminos, La Luz, Majaguabo, Monte Dos Leguas, Norte and Sur. Economy *It is a railroad junction *Agriculture: processing and trading of sugarcane, coffee, fruit, coffee roasting *Stock raising *Mining: manganese deposits *Industry: sugar mills Rafael Reyes (NNE) and Paquito Rosales (NE) are located nearby Personalities *Antonio Maceo y Grajales - Liberation Army General (The Bronze Titan) *Ibrahim Ferrer - Son Singer * Félix B. Caignet - Writer - El derecho de nacer * Barbara Moya Montoya -Derecho de Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |