Uruguayans in Cuba
# Uruguayans in Cuba

Uruguayans in Cuba are people born in Uruguay who live in Cuba, or Cuban-born people of Uruguayan descent. .

During the civic-military dictatorship of Uruguay (1973-1985) several Uruguayans went into exile in Cuba.

## Notable people

### past

* Mario Benedetti (1920-2009), poet and writer
* Atahualpa del Cioppo (1904-1993), playwright
* Dahd Sfeir (1932-2015), actress
* Vladimir Turiansky (1927-2015), Communist politician and trade unionist

### present

* Daniel Chavarria (born 1933), revolutionary and writer
