List of famous writers from Puerto Rico, listed alphabetically with photos when available. Puerto Rico is home to many prolific writers, including those who write fiction, non-fiction, poetry, biographies and more. These are some of the best Puerto Rican writers that have ever lived, so if you're a native of Puerto Rico and an aspiring writer then use this list as inspiration to achieve your own writing goals.
This list features writers like José Luis González and José Ferrer.
This list answers the questions, "Who are popular Puerto Rican writers?" and "Which writers are from Puerto Rico?"
You can click on the names of these renowned writers of Puerto Rico in order to get more information about each one. Some of these historic writers may no longer be living in Puerto Rico, but they're all of Puerto Rico descent.1
Rita Moreno
Age: 88Birthplace: Humacao, United States, with Territories
Nationality: United States of America, Puerto Rico
Works: Rita Moreno: A Memoir
Rita Moreno (born December 11, 1931) is a Puerto Rican actress, dancer and singer. Her career... more2
Benicio del Toro
Age: 52Birthplace: San Germán, United States, with Territories
Nationality: Puerto Rico, Spain
Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez (born February 19, 1967) is a Puerto Rican actor.... more3
José Ferrer
Dec. at 80 (1912-1992)Birthplace: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Nationality: United States of America
Works: The Great Man, Oh, Captain!
José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón (January 8, 1912 – January 26, 1992), known as José... more4
José Feliciano
Age: 74Birthplace: Lares, Puerto Rico
Nationality: Puerto Rico
José Monserrate Feliciano García (born September 10, 1945), better known simply as José... more5
Roselyn Sánchez
Age: 46Birthplace: San Juan, United States, with Territories
Nationality: United States of America, Puerto Rico
Works: Yellow
Roselyn Milagros Sánchez Rodríguez (born April 2, 1973) is a Puerto Rican singer/songwriter,... more6
Paul Calderon
Age: 60Birthplace: Puerto Rico
Nationality: Puerto Rico
Works: Bad Lieutenant
Paul Calderón (born 1959) is an American actor. He is a founding member of the Touchstone... more7
Miguel Arteta
Age: 54Birthplace: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Nationality: Puerto Rico
Works: Star Maps
Miguel Arteta (born 1965) is a Puerto Rican director of film and television, known for his... more8
José Rivera
Age: 64Birthplace: Hurricane belt, San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States, with Territories
Nationality: Puerto Rico
Works: The Motorcycle Diaries, Letters to Juliet, On the Road, Trade, Adoration of the Old Woman
José Rivera (born March 24, 1955) is a playwright and the first Puerto Rican screenwriter to... more9
Miguel Piñero
Dec. at 42 (1946-1988)Birthplace: Hurricane belt, San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR Metropolitan Statistical Area, Puerto Rico, United States
Nationality: Puerto Rico
Works: Short Eyes, Short Eyes
Miguel Piñero (December 19, 1946 – June 16, 1988) was a playwright, actor and co-founder of... more10
Judith Ortiz Cofer
Age: 67Birthplace: Hurricane belt, Hormigueros, Mayagüez Metropolitan Statistical Area, Puerto Rico, United States
Nationality: Puerto Rico
Works: Mujer frente al sol, The line of the sun, An Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio, The Latin Deli: Prose and Poetry, La línea del sol
Judith Ortiz Cofer (February 24, 1952 – December 30, 2016) was a Puerto Rican American author.... more11
Jacobo Morales
Age: 85Birthplace: Lajas, Puerto Rico
Nationality: United States of America, Puerto Rico
Works: Lo que le Pasó a Santiago
Jacobo Morales (born 12 November 1934) is a Puerto Rican actor, poet, writer, playwright,... more12
Lymari Nadal
Age: 41Birthplace: Ponce, Puerto Rico
Nationality: United States of America, Puerto Rico
Works: America
Lymari Nadal Torres (born 11 February 1978) is a Puerto Rican actress, film producer and... more
13Esmeralda Santiago
Age: 71Birthplace: Santurce, United States, with Territories
Nationality: United States of America, Puerto Rico
Works: Almost a Woman, El sueño de América, Una muneca para el dia de reyes, El Amante Turco/ The Turkish Lover (Narrativa, Cuando era puertorriqueña
Esmeralda Santiago (born May 17, 1948) is a Puerto Rican author and former actress known for... more- 14
Pedro Pietri
Dec. at 60 (1944-2004)Birthplace: Ponce, Puerto Rico
Nationality: Puerto Rico
Works: Traffic Violations, Puerto Rican obituary, Missing Out of Action, Perdido en el Museo de Historia Natural =, Obituario puertorriqueño
Pedro Pietri (March 21, 1944 – March 3, 2004) was a Nuyorican poet and playwright and one of... more - 15
Ernesto Quiñonez
Age: 50Birthplace: Ecuador
Nationality: United States of America, Puerto Rico, Ecuador
Works: Bodega dreams, Chango's fire
Ernesto Quiñonez (born 1969) is an American novelist. His work received the Barnes & Noble... more - 16
Ana Clavell
Age: 51Birthplace: Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Nationality: Puerto Rico
Works: Day of the Dead 2: Contagium, Creepshow III, Morella
Ana Clavell is a film producer, screenwriter, editor and director.... more 17
Jaime Sánchez
Age: 81Birthplace: Rincón, United States, with Territories
Nationality: United States of America, Puerto Rico
Jaime Sánchez (born December 19, 1938) is a Puerto Rican stage, film and television actor,... more18
Ed Vega
Dec. at 72 (1936-2008)Birthplace: Ponce, Puerto Rico
Nationality: Puerto Rico
Works: Mendoza's dreams, No Matter How Much You Promise to Cook or Pay the Rent You Blew It Cauze Bill Bailey Ain't Never Coming Home Again, Blood Fugues, The Lamentable Journey of Omaha Bigelow Into the Impenetrable Loisaida Jungle, The Comeback
Edgardo Vega Yunqué (May 20, 1936 – August 26, 2008) was a Puerto Rican novelist and... more19
Jesús Colón
Dec. at 73 (1901-1974)Birthplace: Cayey, Puerto Rico
Nationality: Puerto Rico
Works: A Puerto Rican in New York, and Other Sketches
Jesús Colón (1901–1974) was a Puerto Rican writer known as the Father of the Nuyorican... more- 20
Carmen T. Bernier-Grand
Carmen T. Bernier-Grand is a writer.... 21
José Emilio González
Dec. at 72 (1918-1990)Birthplace: Gurabo, Puerto Rico
Nationality: Puerto Rico
This article is about the Puerto Rican critic and editor. For the senator, see José Emilio... more22
Miguel Algarín
Age: 78Birthplace: Santurce, Puerto Rico
Nationality: Puerto Rico
Works: Time's Now/Ya Es Tiempo, On call, Body Bee calling (from the 21st century), Mongo affair, Love is hard work
Miguel Algarín Jr. (11 September 1941), is a Puerto Rican poet, writer, co-founder of the... more- 23
Abdiel Colberg
Age: 62Birthplace: Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Nationality: Puerto Rico
Works: Los Diaz de Doris
Abdiel Colberg (born December 20, 1957) is a Puerto Rican television producer and movie... more 24
Luis Muñoz Rivera
Dec. at 57 (1859-1916)Birthplace: Barranquitas, Puerto Rico
Nationality: Puerto Rico
Luis Muñoz Rivera (July 17, 1859 – November 15, 1916) was a Puerto Rican poet, journalist and... more- 25
Georgina Lázaro
Georgina Lázaro-Leon is a Puerto Rican poet whose work is focused on children. Her children... more
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