Casa de las Américas (cover designer: Umberto Peña, director: Roberto Fernández Retamar, editor: Arturo Arango), "Casa de las Américas, Número 139, 25 Aniversario," 1984. Offset print, magazine.

This commemorative 25th anniversary issue of Casa de las Américas (Number 139, 1984) celebrates a quarter-century of the institution's revolutionary cultural mission with a striking cover design by Umberto Peña. The dynamic composition features repeated diagonal outlines of Cuban flags creating a rhythmic pattern across the page, anchored by a bold blue "25" and the prominent display of Cuba's national flag, symbolizing the deep connection between the cultural institution and the revolutionary state. Published under Roberto Fernández Retamar's direction with Arturo Arango as editor, this special issue includes Fidel Castro's discourse on the 30th anniversary of the Moncada attack, reinforcing the historical continuity between the revolutionary struggle and cultural transformation. The issue opens with Castro's reflection that "starting from January 1984, the Cuban Revolution has begun to live its second quarter century," marking not just Casa de las Américas' anniversary but the revolution's ongoing evolution. This milestone publication represents Casa de las Américas' role as the premier platform for Latin American and Caribbean cultural exchange, created just months after the 1959 revolutionary victory as proof of the revolution's "essentially Latin American and Caribbean character." The anniversary issue demonstrates how the institution had successfully fostered continental solidarity through literature, art, and intellectual exchange for 25 years, maintaining its commitment to liberation and anti-imperialist cultural work during the height of Cold War tensions.