Umberto Peña (Cover) "La pata de Palo," 1967.

Umberto Peña ( Born 1937) Havana ,Cuba is a painter and grahic designer. He studied at the San Alejandro Academy (1954-1958)

In 1961 he began working as a designer in the Department of Propaganda of the National Council of Culture, while doing work for the Cuban National Commission of UNESCO. In July 1964, he made his first personal exhibition at the Association of Cuban Engravers, under the title of 12 Lithographs . His activity in graphic design began in 1963, when he started working at Casa de las Américas . In 1965 he redefined the design of existing collections (Prize, Latin American Literature, House Notebooks, Our Countries), as well as the Casa de las Américas magazine.