Héctor Zumbado

Héctor Zumbado Argueta (19 March 1932, Havana – 6 June 2016, Havana), also known as H. Zumbado, was a Cuban writer, journalist, critic, humorist, satirist, and essayist. He was widely considered one of the foremost Cuban humorists and satirists of his time, earning him the labels of "godfather" of Cuban humorists and "Saint Zumbado". and Kitsch, Kitsch, ¡BANG, BANG!. His parents met in Madrid and married in New York City before locating for work to Havana in the 1930s. A selection of 38 stories were compiled into a book in 1979. Like Limonada, ¡Esto le zumba! is a humorous commentary on Cuban social customs. Between 1986 and 1988, Zumbado was head of Bohemias humor page, La Bobería, which he had created. He died in Havana, Cuba on 6 June 2016.