Marta Rojas
| Marta Rojas | |
|---|---|
| Born |
17 May 1928 Santiago de Cuba |
| Nationality | Cuban |
| Occupation | Journalist Historian Writer |
| Years active | 1953–present |
Marta Rojas (born 17 May 1928) is a Cuban journalist, historian, historical fiction writer, and revolutionary heroine. A witness to the 26 July 1953 assault on the Moncada Barracks, she reported on the subject of censorship to Revista Bohemia.
Marta Rojas, a tailor's daughter, was born in Santiago de Cuba, on 17 May 1928 (other sources state 1931). She studied at the Escuela Normal. Though she thought she wanted to be a physician, she changed her mind once she arrived in Havana, graduating from the Escuela Profesional de Periodismo Manuel Márquez Sterling.
Rojas worked for Revista Bohemia magazine, and after the revolution, also for Verde Olivo and Trabajo. She worked for the newspaper Granma since its founding, covering numerous national and international events (including numerous trips by Fidel Castro abroad). She also served as a war correspondent in Vietnam. Rojas wrote several novels dealing with the founding of the Cuban nation and the struggle of the mestizos since the 18th century. Turning to historical fiction, she has published several books, including Moncada, La Generación del Centenario, El juicio del Moncada, Tania la Guerrillera (coauthor) and El que debe vivir (testimonies about Abel Santamaría).
Rojas has received numerous awards, such as Casa de las Americas Prize (1978), the José Martí National Journalism Award (1997), in recognition of her life's work; and the Premio Nacional de Periodismo (2015).
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