Nilo Cruz was born in Matanzas, Cuba.
During his early childhood, his father served out a prison sentence for attempting to flee the country. When Cruz was nine, his family emigrated to the United States, making their home in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami.
Cruz first became involved in theater in the 1980s as an actor. In 1988 he directed Mud by Maria Irene Fornés, the only other Latin American ever nominated for a playwriting Pulitzer.
Cruz received the Pulitzer Prize for his 2002 play Anna in the Tropics. His other plays include The Beauty of the Father, Lorca in a Green Dress, Two Sisters and a Piano, and Night Train to Bolina.
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