Leonardo Padura Fuentes

Leonardo de la Caridad Padura Fuentes (born October 10, 1955) is a Cuban novelist and journalist best known for his ''Mario Conde'' detective novels and for ''El hombe que amaba a los perros'' (2009). In 2012, Padura was awarded the National Prize for Literature, Cuba's national literary award. In 2015, he was awarded the Premio Principe de Asturias de las Letras of Spain. Provided by Wikipedia