Luis Palés Matos
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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 P
Luis Palés Matos Bust in Guayama, Puerto Rico
Sylvia del Villard
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Sylvia Del Villard, was an actress, dancer, choreographer and Afro-Puerto Rican activist.
Luis Palés Matos
…insult to their race that Palés Matos, a light-skinned man, was becoming famous on their account. Nevertheless, black Puerto Rican performers such as Sylvia del Villard and Juan Boria recited Palés Matos's poetry. Other figures of Afro-Puerto Rican and Afro-Caribbean poetry include Abelardo Díaz Alfaro (1916–1999) who…
Actress, dancer, choreographer and Afro-Puerto Rican activist