Career
Varona was Prime Minister of Cuba in 1948-1950, and served as president of the Cuban Senate. In 1960 Varona went into exile after denouncing Castro"s communist regime. He had three children: Carlos de Varona Segura who participated in the April 17th Bay of Pigs Invasion, Emelina Ivette, and Ivonne de Varona Ruisanchez.
He wrote El drama de Cuba ante América (1960, Mexico City, Centro de Información Democrática de América).
He is buried at Flagler Memorial Park in Miami, Florida.