Newton Briones Montoto

Cuban historian, essayist, and writer. Younger brother of revolutionary martyr Antonio Briones Montoto (1939-1967), who died at age 27 on an internationalist mission in Venezuela.

In 1975 he graduated with a degree in History from the University of Havana. Since 1970 he worked—among other positions, as a diplomat—in the Ministry of Interior (in Havana) for 28 years, until 1989.

Briones Montoto has specialized in Cuban republican history, and dedicated himself to researching and reconstructing Cuba's past during the period between 1925 and 1958.

Briones is a member of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC).

His articles have been published in various magazines (Verde Olivo and Bibliotecas) and in the newspaper Granma (from Havana), among other serial publications.

Before these articles, particularly in his book General regreso, Briones Montoto had presented a profound analysis on the figure of Eduardo Chibás.

Books
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Among his published books are:
1998: Aquella decisión callada.
1999: Acción directa.
2004: General regreso, which received the Prize of Criticism (in 2005) in Havana.
2008: Esperanzas y desilusiones: una historia de los años treinta.
2011: Una hija reivindica a su padre.
2013: Cuba, La Habana y los cubanos. Miami (United States): Voces de Hoy.[6]
2014: Dinero maldito: el robo de un banco (novel). Panama: Ruth Casa Editorial; and Santiago de Cuba: Ediciones Caserón, 2014; 356 pages.

Awards
2005: Prize of Criticism (Havana) for General regreso (from 2004).

Personal Life
He has two children who live in the city of Miami (state of Florida). One of them, Ulises Briones, is the owner of the important music venue The Place, in Miami, which features Cuban artists who temporarily visit Miami, coming from the Island.