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Cuban poet/novelist/playwright (1943–1990)

Also known as: Reinaldo Arenas Fuentas, Reinaldo Arenas Fuentes, Reynaldo Arenas, Рейнальдо Аренас, رينالدو أريناس, レイナルド・アレナス

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