• Submitted by: Luis Manuel Mazorra
• Culture and Traditions
• 01 / 05 / 2012

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Yesterday was buried in the Necropolis Cristobal Colon in Havana Alberto Acosta-Perez wanted Cuban poet and storyteller.
Victim of a recently discovered cancer, died on the eve intellectual with just 54 years and his latest book of poemsready to present: Experiences of requited love, by the Cuban Union editorial.
Born in Havana in 1957, Acosta-Perez had two master's degrees in cultural studies at universities in Cuba and Spain, and served as head of promotion and public relations of the Great Theater of Havana.
With a dozen important books published earned international laurels, including Gerardo Diego Poetry Prize (Soria, Spain-1990) as The Angel and memory.
Also attributed the XIII Prize of short stories Alberto Lista (Sevilla, 2006) by the guarded prognosis, and LocalAwards Rationale (draft novel 1990) and Critics (2002) with the poems Music vague.
Part of his work was translated into French, English, Romanian, Portuguese and Italian.
Alberto Acosta-Perez left a deep emotional poetry, as shown in a brief, intense verse that reads: "Even in pieces, truth is truth."