Eduardo Galeano was born on September 3, 1940 in Montevideo, Uruguay as Eduardo Germán María Hughes Galeano. He was a writer, known for With My Eyes Wide Open (2007), El siglo del viento (1999) and Pájaros Prohibidos (2004). He was married to Helena Villagra, Graciela Berro Rovira and Silvia Brando. He died on April 13, 2015 in Montevideo.