Roel Caboverde Llacer

Roel Caboverde Llacer was born in Baracoa, Cuba on November 20, 1947. He grew up in the towns of La Poa and Moa. Llacer started his painting career as a house painter followed by work painting signs. He even painted murals during his service in the military. After the service, Llacer trained as a visual arts instructor in the School of Fine Arts in the provincial capital of Guantánamo, graduating in 1987. His paintings have been exhibited in the Netherlands, France, Italy, Germany, United States, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica and Japan.

Llacer's great-grandmother was a slave from Cape Verde, named Caridad Cabo Verde. Llacer currently lives and teaches in Baracoa.