Marinello at Vidaurreta the publicist and writer was born 2. 11.1898, political and public figure of Cuba. Has graduated from Havana university. In 1921-32 professors, in 1962-63 rectors of the Havana university. In 1937 was in republican Spain; together with Gilion has published the digest of the reportings " the People of republican Spain " (1938). In 1938-39 chairmen of a consignment Revolutionary union. In 1940-44 chairmen of Revolutionary Communist Union which has arisen as a result of association of Communist Party and Revolutionary union. After transformation (1944) Union in a National-socialist consignment of Cuba the chairman up to 1961. From 1965 members of Communist Party of Cuba. In 1940 deputies of constitutional Assembly, in 1942-44 deputies of a congress, in 1944-46 senators, in 1946-48 vice-chairmen of a Senate. In 1950 has published the book of travelling sketches " Travel in USSR and country of national democracy ". Within dictatorship of F. Batista (1952-58) worked in underground, editing clandestine comunist journal "Mensajes" and cooperating in an organ " Noticias de a Cuba", was three times arrested.

The basic kind of creativity in literary - extreme publicism. He acts as the theorist and propagandist of national originality, social directivity of art of Cuba and Latin America. The special place in his creativity is occupied with operations about political opposition. In the book " the Contemporaries. A note and memoirs... " (1964, Russian transfer(translation) 1968) has drawn portraits of the issued figures of culture of Latin America and Europe. From 1962 chairmen of Cuban committee of movement for the world and sovereignty of the peoples. From 1963 representatives of Cuba to UNESCO. The member of the World Council of the World 1950, from 1966 members of its Presidium. Is awarded with an award of October Revolution.