Mauricio Vincent (Madrid, 1963), correspondent for The country in Havana for decades, died this morning in the Spanish capital victim of an asthma attack that led to a cardio-respiratory crisis, reported the diary itself. She was 59 years old.
“Few international journalists have been able to reflect with such depth and nuances on life —social, political, musical, human— in Cuba. His work was recognized with numerous awards and he wrote books, directed a film and participated with Juan Padrón in a comic about the island, where he spent an important part of his life”, review The country.
“He wasn’t just another correspondent or a regular correspondent, he was much more than that,” Isabel García Zarza, a Reuters correspondent from 1999 to 2005 and a close friend of Vicent, told the newspaper. Mauritius was He correspondent in Havana, the first person called upon arrival not only by new correspondents, but also by diplomats, businessmen… Anyone who wanted to know what was happening in Cuba would call Mauricio”.
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