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Placido Hernadez Fuentes was born in Sagua La Grande, province of Las Villas in Cuba in 1948. Son of a politician and a housewife, his father use to write Decimas, a spaniard rhyme very popular between farmers in Cuba consistent of ten verses, being the reason of its name.

In Cuba his work began to be recognized at the early age of 22 years old with the UNEAC David Prize dedicated to young and emergent talents for his book of short stories De las balas, las letras y la tierra  following this book was another compilation of short stories El hombre que vino con la lluvia, very recognized also with more than three awards in different literary contests like 26 de Julio, Casa de las Americas and Caracol. His book Casa de Locos was awarded with the UNEAC First Prize in 1981.