Eduardo Heras León

Eduardo Rafael Heras León (5 August 1940 – 12 April 2023) was a Cuban writer and professor who was awarded with Cuba's National Literature Prize in 2014.

Biography León was born in Cerro, Havana, on 5 August 1940. At age 12 his father died, and he and his brothers had to work to support his family. In high school he collaborated with the rebels of the 26 July Movement.

In January 1959 he joined the revolutionary militia. He fought in support of the revolutionary government in the attack on the Bay of Pigs in April 1961. In 1968 he won the for his book La guerra tuvo seis nombres ("The War Had Six Names").

León died on 12 April 2023, at the age of 82.