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Fermín Peraza Sarausa (1907-1969) was a leading Cuban librarian and bibliographer who directed the Havana Municipal Library from 1933 until 1959, during which the institution grew into one of the most notable libraries in Latin America. He also edited the Revista Bibliográfica Cubana. He died in 1969 in the United States.

Rafael Urruela was a Guatemalan-born civil servant who directed the Foreign Office of New Orleans City Hall, a major hub of trade and diplomatic activity with Latin America for much of the 20th Century. Urruela worked with dignitaries from Cuba, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Argentina, and other countries.

Francisco Vallhonrat was a Cuban writer, journalist, and Republican Party organizer based in New York City. He was key in the Republican Party's efforts to court the Cuban exile community in New York and New Jersey.

Charles W. White was Associate Professor of Music and Director of the Music Division at La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the biographer of Cuban musician Alejandro García Caturla (1906-1940).

Julio Vera was a Cuban-American actor based in Miami. He was best known for his work in ¿Qué Pasa, U.S.A.?, the first bilingual sitcom broadcast in the United States, which followed a Cuban-American family living in Little Havana, Miami. The program ran from 1977-1980.

CID (Cuba Independiente y Democrática) is a nonprofit political organization dedicated to "Cuba’s total independence and sovereignty, the establishment of a multiparty system, a market economy, social justice and integration with the Western hemisphere."

Founded in Venezuela in 1980 by former Castro commander Huber Matos, the organization has adopted a non-violent strategy that integrates education and scientific and cultural study to promote its mission and goals.

Pablo le Riverend is a Cuban poet, academic, and professor of Spanish born in Uruguay. He composed the majority of his work in Newark, New Jersey.