Juan Arcocha
(1927-2010), Cuban writerSitter in 5 portraits
Born in Santiago de Cuba, Arcocha studied law, journalism and languages at university. During the 1960s he was foreign correspondent in Moscow for the newspaper Revolución and later worked in the press office of the Cuban embassy in France. Arcocha was interpreter to Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir during their visit to Havana in 1960. In 1966, disillusioned by the restrictions imposed on artists by the Cuban government, Arcocha emigrated to France. He continued to write until his death in 2010.
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1964
NPG x132288
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1964
NPG x132289
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1964
NPG x132290
by Ida Kar
vintage contact sheet, 1964
NPG x132321
by Ida Kar
vintage contact sheet, 1964
NPG x132322
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