Background
Roberto Valero was born in Matanzas Province.
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Roberto Valero
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He attended the University of Havana before leaving Cuba during the Mariel Boatlift in 1980. He received his Doctor of Philosophy from Georgetown University and taught at George Washington University.
Career
Along with Reinaldo Arenas and Reinaldo Garcia Ramos, Valero created the seminal Mariel journal. He was the 1989 recipient of the Letras de Oro Literary Prize from the University of Miami for his book on Reinaldo Arenas. Valero"s work has been compared to that of Federico Garcia Lorca.
Valero also published under the pseudonym of "Julio Real".
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United States Cuba