Roberto Cazorla was born in Ceiba Mocha, Matanzas, in 1940, but emigrated early in life to Havana where he eventually worked in radio, television and theater.
A poet by trade, Cazorla has authored over twenty books of poetry, short stories and an autobiography. His most recent work is a collection of poems entitled Cuando el mundo se afeita la tristeza(Editorial Betania, 2012). Cazorla has lived in Spain since 1963, working until recently with the news outlet EFE; as of 2012, he is a correspondent for the American Spanish-language newspaper Libre.
Hal M. Caudle, a native of North Carolina joined the U.S. Coast Guard at seventeen and was stationed at Port Everglades in Florida. He was on board U.S. Guard Patrol 249 that intercepted James Horace Alderman's rum smuggling activities on August 7, 1927.
These incidents resulted in the trial and first hanging in Broward County. Mr. Caudle narrates these events in "The Hanging at Bahia Mar" published in 1976.
Carlos Catasús Bertot was a 20th century Cuban literary figure. He was part of the editing and managing team for the short-lived Cuban magazine, Acento (Bayamo, Oriente,1947-1948).
Sarah María Catasús was a 20th century Cuban literary figure, who also went by the pseudonym "Nubia."
Adria Catalá Casey was a Cuban dancer, known as the "Cuban Shirley Temple." She performed as a dancer in Grupo Folklórico. Grupo Folklórico was established by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Cuba in 1951 with the mandate to represent Cuba in official international events, including festivals. In April of 1954, the group represented Cuba in the National Folk Festival founded by the National Association of the Folkloric Festivals of the United States and the newspaper St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
