Extensión Universitaria (cover designer: Chamaco, author: Mercedes Santos Moray), "La conciencia social en la obra de Lope de Vega," 1972. Offset print, book.

The cover design by Chamaco features a bold minimalist composition: a large orange circle with concentric rings dominating a dusty pink background on the front cover, paired with a back cover showing a similar orange orb accompanied by a small yellow circle against beige, evoking celestial bodies or spotlight illumination. The geometric simplicity and vibrant color contrasts reflect early 1970s Cuban design aesthetics while suggesting themes of enlightenment and revolutionary consciousness. The design's clean modernism emphasizes the scholarly rigor of this literary analysis while maintaining visual accessibility.

This essay by Mercedes Santos Moray won the prestigious "Premio de Ensayo" in the 1971 Concurso Literario 13 de Marzo competition, judged by notable Cuban intellectuals Mirta Aguirre, Jorge Ibarra, and Eduardo López Morales. Born in Havana in 1944, Santos Moray graduated from the University of Havana's School of Letters and Art and worked as a professor there. Her critical work examines social consciousness in the theatrical works of Spanish Golden Age dramatist Lope de Vega, analyzing his ideological messages and their relationship to power structures of his era. Published by the University's André Voisin Press, this volume represents revolutionary Cuba's commitment to rigorous literary scholarship and cultural education as essential components of social transformation.