Casa de las Américas (cover designer: Umberto Peña, director: Roberto Fernández Retamar), "Casa de las Américas, Año XXIV, No. 140, Septiembre-Octubre 1983," September-October 1983. Offset print, magazine.

Casa de las Américas Magazine - Issue 140 (1983)

A striking issue of Casa de las Américas, Latin America's premier cultural and literary magazine, featuring cover design by Umberto Peña. The bold graphic design uses a limited palette of pink and green with halftone dot patterns to create a vintage camera and organic leaf forms—a visual metaphor for capturing Latin American culture and natural life.

Under the direction of renowned poet and critic Roberto Fernández Retamar, Casa de las Américas magazine became the intellectual hub of Latin American letters during the revolutionary period. This issue includes articles on Martí's critique of financial capitalism, Mariátegui and the latifundio system, guerrilla warfare, Cuban popular speech, and literary contributions from major Latin American writers.

Founded in 1959, Casa de las Américas was established to foster cultural solidarity among Latin American and Caribbean nations. The magazine published cutting-edge literature, criticism, and political analysis, becoming essential reading for intellectuals across the Americas. The institution's famous literary prize, Premio Casa de las Américas, helped launch the careers of countless Latin American writers during the Boom and beyond.