Eugenio Florit y Sánchez de Fuentes (October 15, 1903 - June 22, 1999) was a Cuban writer, essayist, literary critic, translator, radio actor and diplomat.
Although his birth occurred in Spain and he lived in Madrid and Port Beu, the work of Eugenio Florit is heritage of the Cuban culture.
In 1927 he joined the Secretaría de Estado of the government of General Gerardo Machado, a branch in which Nicolás Guillén also worked during those years.
His main activity will be literary, in which he will focus on pure poetry, with important presence of the Spanish classics of the Siglo de Oro (Golden Century).
Although he never lost his Spanish accent and lived more than half of his life in the United States, Florit assured on numerous occasions that he considered himself Cuban.
Quedará de él en América y España, por su español perenne, una incorporación ansiosa y aguda.