Name: Miguel Otero Silva
Birthday: 26 October 1908
Deathday: 28 August 1985
Place of Birth: Barcelona, Venezuela
Known For: Creator
Miguel Otero Silva (October 26, 1908 – August 28, 1985), was a Venezuelan writer, journalist, humorist and politician. A figure of great relevance in Venezuelan literature, his literary and journalistic works related strictly to the socio-political history of Venezuela. Throughout his life he was repeatedly forced into exile. Later on, after the establishment of a democratic state in 1958, he was elected to the Venezuelan Senate.