Alejo Carpentier

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Alejo Carpentier y Valmont (December 26, 1904 – April 24, 1980) was a Cuban novelist, essayist, and musicologist who greatly influenced Latin American literature during its famous "boom" period. Born in Lausanne, Switzerland, of French and Russian parentage, Carpentier grew up in Havana, Cuba, and despite his European birthplace, he strongly identified as Cuban throughout his life. He traveled extensively, particularly in France, and to South America and Mexico, where he met prominent members of the Latin American cultural and artistic community. Carpentier took a keen interest in Latin Americ…

  • Writing
  • Born 26 December 1904
  • Died 24 April 1980 (age 75)
  • Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
  • 5 credits

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Most-watched Alejo Carpentier films currently: Hello Cubans (1963), Baroque (1989), The Recourse to the Method (1978), Derecho de asilo (1993).

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