About
Remembered best for his 1967 novel Tres Tristes Tigres, Infante was the 1997 recipient of the prestigious Premio Cervantes. Also a screenwriter and journalist, he co-wrote the screenplay for Vanishing Point and, for a time, headed a Communist literary publication known as Lunes de Revolucion.
Before Fame
After earning a journalism degree from the University of Havana and subsequently being arrested for publishing a profanity-filled short story, he worked as a movie reviewer for Carteles magazine.
Trivia
During the 1950s, he wrote under the pen name "G. Cain."
Family Life
He grew up in Gibara and Havana, Cuba as the son of Cuban Communist Party leaders. His first marriage, to Marta Calvo, resulted in daughters named Ana and Carola; he later married actress Miriam Gomez.
Associated With
His masterpiece work, Tres Tristes Tigres, is often compared to James Joyce 's classic work Ulysses.
