Famous People with Name Pino

Rafael Del Pino            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Rafael Del Pino: is a Cuban airplane pilot and political dissident. Del Pino joined Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement at the age of 17, in December 1955. He was arrested and sent to prison in early 1957. After his release he went to exile in Venezuela, where he was arrested during the uprising against dictator Marcos Pérez Jiménez. After the Cuban Revolution, he joined the new Cuban Air Force at the beginning of 1959 and began his flying training to become a fighter pilot. In April 1961, he flew against CIA-sponsored armed forces in the Bay of Pigs Invasion. Flying a Lockheed T-33 jet, he shot down two Douglas B-26 Invaders and sunk several enemy vessels. During the three-day battle, Rafael del Pino flew 25 combat missions. As a result of the decisive role of Cuban pilots during this historic event, president Fidel Castro declared them "Heroes of Playa Giron".

Gilberto Andrés Romero Pino            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Gilberto Andrés Romero Pino: is a self-taught Cuban artist specializing in humorous drawings and paintings. He has participated in exhibitions such as the First through Sixth Bienal Internacional de Dibujo Humorístico y Gráfica Militante at the Círculo de Artesanos in San Antonio de los Baños, Havana. He was involved in the 7th and 9th International Cartoon Contest at Yomiuri Shimbum in Tokyo, Japan.