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José Carlos Somoza

1959 - Today

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José Carlos Somoza Ortega (born 13 November 1959) is a Spanish author. He was born in Havana, Cuba. In 1960 his family moved to Spain after being exiled for being from a bourgeoisie class. His family proved to be in difficult financial situation after having moved to Spain because they had been forbidden to take anything along except their child. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José Carlos Somoza is the 5,505th most popular writer (down from 5,399th in 2019), the 135th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 123rd in 2019) and the 16th most popular Cuban Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, José Carlos Somoza ranks 5,505 out of 7,302Before him are Daniel Tammet, Lew Rockwell, Timrava, Eeva-Liisa Manner, Nathan Zach, and Abraham Cowley. After him are Sufia Kamal, Ann Bannon, Miguel Otero Silva, Jakub Arbes, James Bowen, and Robertson Davies.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, José Carlos Somoza ranks 339Before him are Juan Antonio San Epifanio, Michael Klein, Darío Grandinetti, Stanislaw Tillich, Shawn Weatherly, and Bronson Pinchot. After him are Zeruya Shalev, Nadezhda Kadysheva, Jim McGovern, Wayne Gardner, Eben Moglen, and Francisco Flores Pérez.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, José Carlos Somoza ranks 135 out of 300Before him are Miguel Mariano Gómez (1889), Iván Pedroso (1972), Jorge Romo (1923), José Magriñá (1917), Virgilio Piñera (1912), and Oswaldo Payá (1952). After him are Olga Guillot (1922), Héctor Rodríguez (1951), Millard Mitchell (1903), Carlos Hevia (1900), Jon Secada (1961), and Mireya Luis (1967).

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Among WRITERS In Cuba

Among writers born in Cuba, José Carlos Somoza ranks 16Before him are Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda (1814), Dulce María Loynaz (1902), José María Heredia y Heredia (1803), Alina Fernández (1956), Daína Chaviano (1957), and Virgilio Piñera (1912). After him are Raúl Rivero (1945), and Zoé Valdés (1959).