José Luis Cano

Luis Cano went on to study, publish and promote the poets who made up the 'Generation of '27', including writing biographies of Federico García Lorca (1962) and Antonio Machado (1975).

His collections include Sonetos de la Bahía (Sonnets from the Bay, 1942), Voz de la Muerte (Voice of Death, (1945)), Las Alas Perseguidas, (The Pursued Wings, 1945), Otoño en Málaga y otros poemas Autumn in Málaga and Other Poems (1955), Luz del Tiempo (Light of Time 1962), Poesía 1942–1962 (Poems 1942-1962, 1964) and Poemas para Susana (Poems for Susana) (1978).

[2] The City Council of Algeciras, in recognition of his work, formed the José Luis Cano Municipal Foundation of Culture.

In March 1995, José Luis Cano became involved in the campaign to protect the home of Vicente Aleixandre at 3 Velintonia Street and support the property since the poet's death.

The Association of Vicente Aleixandre's Friends promote the work and memory of the writer and Nobel Prize winner (1984), a leading light of the 'Generation of '27'[3] José Luis Cano died in Madrid in 1999.