Q:Facts: - death place: havana , cuba - caption: amelia pelaez - death date: 8 april 1968 - birth date: 1896 - name: amelia pelaez - image: ameliajgs003.jpg - birth place: yaguajay , cuba Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of amelia pelaez .
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amelia pelaez del casal -lrb- 5 january 1896 -- 8 april 1968 -rrb- was an important cuban painter of the avant-garde generation .