Figueroa, José A.

Independent photographer. Assistant at Korda Studios (1964-1968). Photojournalist for the magazine "Cuba Internacional" (1969-1976); cinematographer for educational cinema at the Ministry of Education (1976-1983). He has exhibited his work in 18 countries and recently at the Museum der Kulturen in Basel, Switzerland (1997); "Proyecto Habana" at the La Guarida restaurant in Havana (1997), and "Notes on Havana '91-'95" by José A. Figueroa at Raleigh Studios in Los Angeles, CA, USA (1995). He has won seven awards in national competitions. His work is in the permanent collections of the main cultural institutions of Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and France.