Alejo Carpentier y Valmont ( December 26 , 1904 - April 24 , 1980 ) was a Cuban novelist , essayist , and musicologist who greatly influenced Latin American literature during its famous `` boom '' period .
Alejo Carpentier y Valmont ( December 26 , 1904 - April 24 , 1980 ) was a Cuban novelist , essayist , and musicologist .