Birthdate: August 4, 1912

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Cardenas, Cuba

Died: October 18, 1979

Virgilio Piñera was a Cuban author, poet, playwright, essayist, short story writer, and translator. One of the most celebrated and popular authors of Cuban literature, Piñera's work explore madness, absurd, and alienation. Virgilio Piñera is also credited with playing a major role in translating Polish writer Witold Gombrowicz's novel Ferdydurke into Spanish.