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Reinaldo Arenas (July 16, 1943 – December 7, 1990)

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This Cuban American writer died in 1990 from an intentional alcohol and drug overdose. He ended his life due to suffering from several health complications related to AIDS. Javier Bardem stars as Arenas in a movie based on Before Night Falls, the writer’s autobiography.