Talk:Herminio Portell Vilá

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According to http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2015/02/24/in-cuba-a-long-forgotten-landmark-of-u-s-culture/?wpisrc=nl_wv&wpmm=1

"Less widely known is that the building was originally constructed as the Instituto Cultural Cubano-Norteamericano (U.S.-Cuba Cultural Institute), and was once a mainstay of the two countries' deep and complicated ties.

Like many buildings whose pre-1959 use didn't fit with Fidel Castro's post-revolution plans, it was taken over and repurposed soon after the rebel convoys rolled into Havana. The institute's days as a center for U.S. cultural promotion came to an abrupt end, and its long-time director, historian Herminio Portell Vila, fled for Miami."Kdammers (talk) 00:18, 25 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]