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WJorge Eduardo Arroyo-Pérez is a Costa Rican writer, playwright, opinion columnist, essayist, poet and theater director. He is currently Costa Rica's ambassador to UNESCO.
WCarlos Luis Fallas Sibaja, also known as Calufa, was a Costa Rican author and communist political activist.
WCarlos Gagini was a Costa Rican intellectual, philologist writer, esperantist and linguist.
WIsaias Gamboa is an Afro-Costa Rican-American music producer, songwriter, musician, arranger, author and filmmaker. Born in San Jose, Costa Rica to parents of Spanish and Afro-Caribbean ancestry. His mother, Carmen Gamboa Beckles, was born in the coastal Costa Rican city of Puerto Limon and his father; Danilo Gamboa Mora, from the interior province of San Ramón, Costa Rica.
WJosé León Sánchez Alvarado is a Costa Rican novelist best known for his works Isla de los hombres solos and Tenochtitlan. A movie adaptation of his novel, Isla de los hombres solos was made and released by a Mexican producer.
WEduardo Ulibarri Bilbao is an award-winning Costa Rican journalist.