Clemente Soto Vélez

Clemente Soto Vélez
Clemente Soto Vélez, Far Left Next to Juan Antonio Corretjer and Pedro Albizu Campos
Born1905
DiedApril 15, 1993 (aged 8788)
Political partyPuerto Rican Nationalist Party
MovementPuerto Rican Independence

Clemente Soto Vélez (1905 April 15, 1993) was a Puerto Rican nationalist, poet, journalist and activist who mentored many generations of artists in Puerto Rico and New York City. Upon his death in 1993, he left a rich legacy that contributed to the cultural, social and economic life of Puerto Ricans in New York and Latinos everywhere.