Eliseo Alberto de Diego García Marruz, Lichi, was born in Cuba in 1951 and died in Mexico City in 2011. He was naturalized Mexican in 2000. He is the son of the Cuban poet Eliseo Diego. He obtained a BA in Journalism from University of Havana and was the editor of the literary magazine El Caimán Barbudo and a deputy editor of the film Magazine Cine Cubano, as well as a college professor. His third novel, Caracol Beach, earned him in 1998 the first ever Alfaguara International Novel Award, which he shared with Nicaraguan writer Sergio Ramírez. He also wrote for movies and TV, including writing the script for Tomás Gutierrez Alea’s 1997 feature film Guantanamera (1997). His Works include the poetry collections Importará el trueno (1975, UNEAC); Las cosas que yo amo (1977, Ediciones Unión) y Un instante en cada cosa (1979, Ediciones Unión); the novels La fogata roja (Gente Nueva, 1985); La eternidad por fin comienza un lunes (Ediciones del Equilibrista, 1992); Caracol Beach (Alfaguara, 1998); La fábula de José (Alfaguara, 2000); Esther en alguna parte (Espasa, 2005, finalista Premio Primavera de Novela); El retablo del conde Eros (Planeta Mexicana, 2008); the non fiction books Informe contra mí mismo (Alfaguara, 1997); Dos cubalibres: nadie quiere más a Cuba (Península, 2004); Una noche dentro de una noche (Cal y Arena, 2006); La vida alcanza (Cal y Arena, 2010) and Viento a favor (Cal y Arena, 2012); and the children’s books En el jardín del mundo (Alfaguara Infantil, 2000); Del otro lado de los sueños (Alfaguara Infantil, 2003) and Breve historia del mundo (Alfaguara Infantil, 2004).

He’s won the following awards: Medalla del Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos, 1995, for Guantanamera; Premio Nacional de la Crítica, 1983, for La fogata roja; Premio Alfaguara 1998 for Caracol Beach; and Premio Gabino Palma for Informe contra mí mismo, 1997.

PaGe represents his rights in succession, through his daughter María José de Diego.