In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pita and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
Félix Pita Rodriguez (1909-1990) was a Cuban journalist, poet and literary critic. He was born in Bejucal. An active communist, Rodriguez helped to found the Ibero-American Anti-Fascist Committee during the Spanish Civil War. His literary acquaintances included Pablo Neruda. He was exiled from Cuba for many years, living in Latin America and Europe. After Castro's overthrow of the Batista government, he returned to Cuba in 1960. He won Cuba's National Literary Prize in 1985.[1]
Works
San Abul de Montecallado, 1945
Corcel de Fuego, 1948
Tobías, 1955
Las Noches, 1964
Historia tan Natural, 1971
Niños de Vietnam, 1974
Poesía y Prosa, 1976
La Pipa de Cerezo, 1987
Asesor Literario de la Serie de la TV Cubana- En silencio ha tenido que ser, 1979
