Eduardo Heras León
Eduardo Rafael Heras León (born 5 August 1940) is a Cuban writer and professor who was awarded the Cuban National Literature Prize in 2014. Biography. León was born in Cerro, Havana on the 5 August 1940. When he was 12 years old his father died, and he and his brothers had to work to support his family. In high school he collaborated with the rebels of the 26 July Movement. After January 1, 1959 he joined the revolutionary militia. He fought in support of the revolutionary government in the attack on "Bahía de Cochinos," (the Bay of  Pigs) in April 1961. In 1968 he won the David Prize for his book "La guerra tuvo seis nombres" ("The War Had Six Names"). In 1970, he won another prize for the book "Los pasos en la hierba" ("The Steps on the Grass"), this time awarded by Casa de las Américas. With the support of the Cuban Ministry of Culture and UNEAC, he founded the Centro de Formación Literaria Onelio Jorge Cardoso () in 1998, a place where young talents learn literary techniques. In February 2015, he won the National Prize for Literature.