Birthdate: August 4, 1912
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Cardenas, Cuba
Died: October 18, 1979
Virgilio Piñera was a Cuban author, poet, playwright, essayist, short story writer, and translator. One of the most celebrated and popular authors of Cuban literature, Piñera's work explore madness, absurd, and alienation. Virgilio Piñera is also credited with playing a major role in translating Polish writer Witold Gombrowicz's novel Ferdydurke into Spanish.
