Enrique Ros Explained
| Enrique Ros |
| Birth Name: | Enrique Emilio Ros y Pérez |
| Birth Date: | 1924 |
| Birth Place: | Cienfuegos, Cuba |
| Death Date: | April 10, 2013 (aged 89) |
| Death Place: | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Businessman |
| Children: | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen |
| Relatives: | Rodrigo Lehtinen (grandson) |
Enrique Emilio Ros y Pérez (1924 – April 10, 2013) was a Cuban-American businessman, author, and activist opposed to Cuban president Fidel Castro.[1]
Early life
Enrique Ros was born in 1924 in Cienfuegos, Cuba.
Career
Ros hosted radio shows on U.S. government station Radio y Televisión Martí, which broadcasts exclusively to Cuba. He was a strong advocate of retaining the United States embargo against Cuba. He was the author of Revolucion de 1933 en Cuba.
Personal life
Ros was married to Amanda Adato (1926–2011) and they had two children, Enrique Jr. "Henry" and retired U.S. Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen,[2] and four grandchildren: Jennifer and Katherine Ros, and Patricia and Rodrigo Lehtinen.
Death
Ros died on April 10, 2013, in a South Miami, Florida hospital from respiratory complications. He was 89.[3]
Books by Enrique Ros
- Ros, Enrique 2011 Vicente García/ El incomprendido Mayor General Cubano Ediciones Universal, Miami
- Ros, Enrique 2006 El clandestinaje y la lucha armada contra castro/ The clandestinity and the armed fight against Castro (Cuba y sus Jueces) Ediciones Universal, Miami
- Ros, Enrique 2005 Revolucion de 1933 en Cuba Ediciones Universal, Miami
- Ros, Enrique 2003 Fidel Castro y El Gatillo Alegre: Sus Años Universitarios (Coleccion Cuba y Sus Jueces) Miami
- Ros, Enrique 2002 Ernesto Che Guevara: mito y realidad. Ediciones Universal, Miami.
- Ros, Enrique 1999 Aventura Africana De Fidel Castro (Coleccion Cuba y Sus Jueces) Miami
- Ros, Enrique 1998 Cubanos Combatiente: Peleando En Distingidos Frentes (Coleccion Cuba y Sus Jueces) Miami
- Ros, Enrique 1996 Años Criticos: Del Camino De La Accion Al Camino Del Entendimiento (Coleccion Cuba Y Sus Jueces) Miami
- Ros, Enrique 1995 De Giron a La Crisis De Los Cohetes: La Segunda Derrota (Coleccion Cuba Y Sus Jueces) Miami
- Ros, Enrique and Orlando Bosch 1994 Giron la verdadera historia (Coleccion Cuba y sus jueces) Miami
Notes and References
- Book: Pedraza, Silvia. Political disaffection in Cuba's revolution and exodus. May 7, 2011. 2007. Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-68729-4. 97–.
- Web site: State House remembers Enrique Ros | Naked Politics .
- Web site: Fallece Enrique Ros, voz prominente del exilio cubano - Sur de la Flo… . 12 April 2013 . dead . https://archive.today/20130629022050/http://www.elnuevoherald.com/2013/04/11/1451671/enrique-ros-voz-prominente-del.html . June 29, 2013 .
