Miguel Otero Silva

Birthday: 10/26/1908
Deathday: 8/28/1985
Place of birth: Barcelona, Venezuela
Fame for: Creator

Biography

Miguel Otero Silva (October 26, 1908 – August 28, 1985), was a Venezuelan writer, journalist, humorist and politician. A figure of great relevance in Venezuelan literature, his literary and journalistic works related strictly to the socio-political history of Venezuela. Throughout his life he was repeatedly forced into exile. Later on, after the establishment of a democratic state in 1958, he was elected to the Venezuelan Senate.