Born in Matanzas on January 2, 1943. Cursestudios at the Academy of Plastic Arts Tarascan 1961. Member of the National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba. (UNEAC). Collaborates as a member of the editorial board of the Journal of the owl's nest, the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC). Integrate ComitNacional of UPEC and has the distinction Elmuza Flix. (Ventura, Jess). Awards and Honors _____________________________ 1974 First Prize in the Latin American Meeting of plastic. 1974 First Prize in the Competition Humor Ajedrecstico. Mention in the 1975 International Salon "To be or not", Warsaw, Poland. 1975 Mention at the Second International Biennial of Humor and Satire in Art, Ggrovo, Bulgaria, among the hundred best cartoonists in the world. Mention in the 1978 World Humor Salon, Knokke-Heist, Belgium. 1978 Prize at the Salon of Plastic Arts UNEAC 1978. 1979 Special Prize at the International Biennial Humor. 1980 Special Prize at the Third World Cartoon Exhibition, West Berlin. 1981 Second Prize in politics satire in the II International Biennial of Humor. 1982 Fifth Prize at the International Salon of Caricature "The World for Peace", Mexico. 1983 Special Award at the Third International Biennial of Humor. 1983 Grand Prix "Golden Aesop" at the International Biennial of Humor and Satire in Art, Bulgaria. 1984 Receives Medal Elmuza Flix, the most high distinction awarded by the Union of Journalists of Cuba (UPEC) for outstanding work in journalism. 1985 The Dedetobtiene humorstico supplement the award for best satirical publication in the world in the annual event that takes place in the town of Forte dei Marmi, Lucca, Italy. Integra's 1985 anthology of the Best Comedians in the world. Bocker Bokförlaget ab bra. Sweden. 1985 Gold Medal at the Sixth International Biennial of Humor, Cuba. 1989 Special Award. Topic: Exile Germany. 1995 Prix Jean Effel. IX International Biennial of Humor. San Antonio de los Baños. Cuba. 1997 is declared Illustrious Son of the City of Matanzas. Cuba. 1997 Pablo Picasso Medal awarded by the World Council of UNESCO. FIART'97. Collective Exhibition 1997 in Panama. 1997 National Painting Salon International Hotel Varadero. 2001 National Journalism Award The jury of the National Journalism Award Josmart, the UPEC, just give it the maximum annual survey by the work of a lifetime, the outstanding cartoonist Valds Manuel Hernandez, the province of Matanzas. This award was presented in a solemn ceremony on occasion of the Day by Day of the Cuban Press in March 2001. _______________________________ Most important collections, National Museum, Palace of Fine Arts, Havana, Cuba. -Ceramics Museum, Castle of force, Cidade de la Habana, Cuba. -Museum of Humor and Satire, Ggrobo, Bulgaria. "Muzeum Karykatury, Warsaw, Poland. -Foundation Danielle Mitterrand, Paris, France. -Private Collection of Geraldine Chaplin. -Private Collection of Mario Benedetti. He has participated in Halls of Humor and group exhibitions in Belgium, Germany, USA, France, Sweden, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, London, Poland, Russia, Venezuela, Bulgaria and Japan.
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