Mildre Hernández Barrios was born in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, in 1972. Her entire oeuvre is aimed at children and teenagers. At home she has been awarded the following prizes: Eliseo Diego, Pinos Nuevos, Abril (three times: for 'La Rosa Blanca','Regino Bo- ti' and 'Hermanos Loymaz') She was shortlisted for the Hispanoamericano prize for children's poetry (México, 2004) and the Libresa (Ecuador, 2009). She is a best-selling author in Cuba and in other Spanish-speaking countries in the Americas.