Enrique de la Osa

Enrique de la Osa (Delahoza) y Perdomo was a Cuban Communist revolutionary activist, journalist, editor, and newsmagazine publisher. He is one of the primary figures in the history of journalism in Cuba. In 1928, he created the magazine Atuei. In 1960, he was placed in charge of Bohemia, the most popular magazine in Cuba, and the oldest magazine in Latin America. He ensured, as Director of Bohemia, that Fidel Castro's vision of Marxism was implemented at the Cuban institution.

Early career as marxist activist and journalist Enrique published his first article at the age of 17 in the magazine El Estudiante, which was called "A Profile of Trotsky."

In 1927, at 18 years old, Enrique created a magazine called Atuei, named in honor of the Cuban rebel Hatuey. Atuei was created to be a publication of the Union of Manual and Intellectual Workers in Cuba.

Enrique created the Cuban branch of the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance (APRA), along with the other members of Atuei, because they disagreed with the local Communist Party about Marxism. Other Cubans that he spent time in exile with include Gabriel Barceló and Eduardo Chibás.

Career at Bohemia

En Cuba Enrique de la Osa (center), with Nicolás Guillén (left) and Pablo Neruda (right). Enrique de la Osa was hired by Miguel Ángel Quevedo, the famous Director of Bohemia, the most popular magazine in Cuba which was created in 1908 by Quevedo's father.

In 1943, Quevedo oversaw Enrique and Carlos Lechuga in creating a special section of Bohemia called En Cuba, to draft specifically anti-Batista articles. En Cuba later critiqued the government administrations of Ramón Grau and Carlos Prío Socarrás after Batista's first tenure as president.'' Enrique was director of the magazine until 1971, when it was taken over by Jose Fernandez Vega. In 1989, Enrique joined Fidel Castro to attend the inauguration of Carlos Andrés Pérez.

Career as professor In 1935, Enrique was a professor of history at the José Martí Popular University.

In 1960, he was a professor of history at the Manuel Márquez Sterling Professional School of Journalism.