Luis Palés Matos
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 66 years ago |
| Date of birth | March 20,1898 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Born | Guayama |
| Puerto Rico | |
| Date of died | February 23,1959 |
| Died | San Juan |
| Puerto Rico | |
| Genres | Afro-Antillano |
| Albums | Poesía de Luis Palés Matos |
| Job | Poet |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| Books | Tom-toms of Kinky Hair and All Things Black |
| Selected Poems / Poesía Selecta | |
| Selected poems | |
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| ID | 1596647 |
Luis Palés Matos Life story
Luis Palés Matos was a Puerto Rican poet who is credited with creating the poetry genre known as Afro-Antillano. He is also credited with writing the screenplay for the "Romance Tropical", the first Puerto Rican film with sound.