Luis Palés Matos

Author

1898 – 1959

27

Who was Luis Palés Matos?

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 Puerto Rican film with sound.

We need you!

Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!

Born
Mar 20, 1898
Guayama
Also known as
  • Luis Pales Matos
Died
Feb 23, 1959
San Juan

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

Citation

Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"Luis Palés Matos." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 5 May 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/luis_pales_matos>.

Discuss this Luis Palés Matos biography with the community:

0 Comments

    Browse Biographies.net