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Libertad Newspaper
Staff - Publishing History


The purpose of the list of staff members is to show who was affiliated with the newspaper and not intended to show position or job description.

The staff of the newspaper remained constant with some exceptions.  Staff listings on page one indicate those persons listed on the staff at the date indicated and do not reflect a continuing relationship.  Once a person's name is mentioned there is no differentiation of subsequent staff changes of either job description or termination.  Once a person is listed as being on the staff his name is seldom deleted from the staff roll and seldom listed in other than his initial position.

From September 1970 through December 1970 there were only two staff members listed, those being Antonio Rojas and Aurea Poggio. (Masferrer was not listed as a staff member possibly since he had been arrested in September 1970 for jumping bond on a conviction for trying to invade Haiti in January 1967, known as "Project Nassau").  He was in hiding for some months before being arrested by the FBI, but his name was not dropped from the staff listing until his arrest.

In December 1972 Rolando Masferrer was released on parole from the Federal prison in Marion, Ill.  He would not start a new series of LIBERTAD newspapers until January 1974, but did write articles, almost weekly, for PATRIA newspaper which did not bear his byline.

He also wrote for PUEBLO newspaper edited by Aurea Poggio who was on the staff of LIBERTAD and also in the Haiti invasion force with Masferrer in January 1967.  She was murdered along with three others in December 1980 in a Flagler Street duplex equipped to package cocaine.

Rolando Masferrer used a number of "Pen-Names" two being "CRIXO" and "ARCADIO PERALTA".  (Arcadio was his middle name and Peralta was the sir name of his ancestor who fought in the War of Independence.)
 

LIBERTAD
1969 SERIES

        STAFF
DIRECTOR........................ ROLANDO MASFERRER [ROJAS]
SUB-DIRECTOR............... JUAN GONZALEZ ANDINO
EDITOR............................. ROLANDO NOVOA
JEFE DE REDACCION..... JUAN MORENZA
PUBLICIDAD.................... ROLANDO MASFERRER BETANCOURT
CIRCULACION................ ANTONIO ROJAS
ADMINISTRADOR........... JOSE NOGUEROL
DIRECTOR DE ARTE....... PORFIRIO DELANGE (FEB 69)
PUERTO RICO.................. JOSE M. CASTRO
COSTA RICA.................... ROGELIO PINTO
VENEZUELA..................... SALVADOR ROMANI
NICARAGUA.................... LUIS MANUEL MARTINEZ
ESPANA............................ JULIO CASTELLO
HONDURAS...................... JOSE LIMA
NEW YORK...................... RICHARD PEDRAZA [CONSUEGRA]
*Above information good Jan 1969 unless indicated.

Staff in Mar 1969:
PRESIDENT.............................. DR. CARLOS LLANES, MD.
VICE-PRESIDENT.................... ROLANDO NOVOA
PUBLISHER.............................. DR. MARIO M. STONE, MD.
EDITOR IN CHIEF.................... DR. ROLANDO MASFERRER [ROJAS]
ASSOCIATE EDITORS............. DR. MODESTO MORA, MD.
     DR. ANTONIO LAMAS MD.
     DR. RICARDO TEJERA, MD
     DR. A. GURINSKI, MD
MANAGING EDITOR............... JUAN MORENZA
ASST. EDITOR........................... ALBERTO GANDERO
CUBAN AFFAIRS...................... ANTONIO ROJAS
LATIN AMERICAN EDITOR.... RICHARD PEDRAZA [CONSUEGRA]
GENERAL MANAGER.............. JOSE NOGUEROL
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR.... JOAQUIN A. SALAZAR
ADVERTISING EDITOR.......... ARTURO GARROTA
REPORTERO GRAFICO........... R. TAPIA
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PUBLIC RELATIONS............... RAFAEL RODRIGUEZ SANCHEZ (APR 69)
GRAPHIC REPORTER.............. HERNANDEZ TAPIA (APR 69)
ADVERTISING EDITOR.......... CELSO J. COFINO (MAY 69)
GRAPHIC REPORTER.............. FERNANDEZ BERNAZA (MAY 69)
REP IN NY & NJ....................... MANUEL GARCIA del BUSTO (JUL. 69)
GENERAL MANAGER............. DAVID QUINTAS (AUG 69)
GENERAL MANAGER............. HECTOR MONT (SEP 69)
SUBDIRECTOR........................ ROLANDO MERUELO (DEC 69)
CIRCULACION........................ ZOILO GARCIA, JR. (JAN 70)
GENERAL MANAGER............ DR. FELIPE GONZALEZ SARRAIN (JAN 70)
ADVERTISING EDITOR......... MANUEL J. LOPEZ (JAN 70)
REPORTER GRAFICO............. NICK RUIZ (FEB 70)
ADMINISTRADOR GRAL....... RAYMOND PELAEZ (MAY 70)
ADMINISTRADORA................ AUREA POGGIO (SEP 70)

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ADDRESS:  2000 W. FLAGLER STREET (JAN 69)
        1001 SW 1st STREET, SUITE 104 (MAR 1970)
        290 SW 8 STREET, SUITE 206 (MAY 1970)
        P.O. BOX 3206, HIALEAH, 33013 (OCT 70)

TELEPHONE:  642-2155 (JAN 69)
  379-3530 (MAR 1970)
  696-5703/ 667-2132 (OCT 70)

FREQUENCY:  WEEKLY on FRIDAY

This series began publication with the first issue dated January 11 1969 aņo (year) I (one) and published continually through December 18, 1970 with issue number 101 aņo II.  The second set of Libertad  newspapers began in June 1974 with issue number 101, a repeat number.
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LIBERTAD
1974 SERIES

   STAFF:
DIRECTOR............................................. ROLANDO MASFERRER (JUNE '74)
EDITOR ASOCIADO............................. LUIS ORTEGA
JEFE DE INFORMACION...................... LUIS TORNES
INFORMACION INTERNACIONAL..... GERARDO ALVAREZ GALLEGO
GENERAL MANAGER.......................... TONIA SASTRE
ADMINISTRADOR................................ LIUDMILLA MASFERRER
ADVERTISING MANAGER.................. JULIO DON
DIRECTOR ARTISTICO........................ CARLOS  P. VIDAL
NEW YORK............................................ PEDRO YANES
LOS ANGELES....................................... RIGOBERTO GONZALEZ
PUERTO RICO....................................... ARMANDO VALLADARES
REPUBLICA DOMINICANA................. SANTIAGO REY [PERNA]
HONDURAS........................................... RICHARD PEDRAZA [CONSUEGRA]
MEXICO................................................. EDUARDO BORRELL
VENEZUELA......................................... MELITON CHALJUP
WASHINGTON...................................... EMILIO BROWER
NICARAGUA......................................... LUIS MANUEL MARTINEZ
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GENERAL MANAGER.......................... DR. JOSE R. MELENDEZ (JUL '75)
DIRECTOR DE PUBLICIDAD............... ANGEL MALDONADO (JUL '75)
EDITOR ASOCIADO.............................. CARLOS MONTENEGRO (OCT '75)
ADMINISTRADORA.............................. LUCILA MASFERRER (OCT '75)
DIRECTOR.............................................. R.P. MASFERRER (NOV '75)
CRITICO DE ARTE................................. FLORENCIO GARCIA CISNEROS (FEB '76)
GENERAL MANAGER........................... ENRIQUE J. GARCIA (MAY '76)
COLABORADORES................................ MIGUEL GONZSALEZ (MAY '76)
       OTILIO MESA (MAY '76)
       JUAN J. CASASUS (MAY '76)
      CHICHO JORDAN (MAY '76)
RELACIONES PUBLICAS...................... DANIEL PERDOMO (JUN '76)
*above information good 22 Nov 1974 unless otherwise noted.

ADDRESS:  2000 W. FLAGLER, SUITE 203 (JUN '74)
        1401 SW 1 STREET, suite 216 (NOV '74)

TELEPHONE:  541-2367 (JUN '74)

FREQUENCY:  WEEKLY on FRIDAY

Rolando Masferrer was released from prison in December 1972 but it wasn't until June 1974 that his second series of LIBERTAD began publication.  Since the numbering began with #101, it is assumed that this series is a continuation from the 1969 publication.  (The numbering was, however, in error and should have begun with #102.)

On Friday 31 October 1975 he was killed by a bomb placed in or under his car.  The memorial issue is reflected in issue #172, 7 November 1975.  His widow kept the newspaper going as long as she could.  The last issue of the newspaper was June 11, 1976 number 203.  After this series there were two issues of LIBERTAD/2 magazine.
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LIBERTAD/2
MAGAZINE

        STAFF:
FUNDADOR..........................................ROLANDO MASFERRER ROJAS
EDITORA..............................................LUCILA MASFERRER
EDITOR ASOCIADO............................CARLOS MONTENEGRO
DIRECTOR............................................R. MASFERRER B.
ADMINISTRADOR...............................ING. ANDRES PASEIRO
INFORMACION INTERNACIONAL....GERARDO ALVAREZ GALLEGO
JEFE DE REDACCION..........................CARLOS P. VIDAL
DISTRIBUIDOR....................................FELIPE ROJAS
CRITICO DE ARTE...............................FLORENCIO GARCIA CISNEROS
NEW YORK...........................................PEDRO YANES
LOS ANGELES......................................RIGOBERTO GONZALEZ
PUERTO RICO......................................ARMANDO VALLADARES
HONDURAS..........................................RICHARD PEDRAZA
MEXICO................................................EDUARDO BORRELL
VENEZUELA........................................MELITON CHALJUP
WASHINGTON.....................................DR. EMILIO BROWER
NICARAGUA........................................LUIS MANUEL MARTINEZ
DALLAS................................................RAIMUNDO MASFERRER

ADDRESS:  1401 SW 1 STREET, SUITE 216
TELEPHONE:  541-2367
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           LIBERTAD/2 magazine was the "dream" of Rolando Masferrer so his widow and family tried to fulfil that "dream".  Possibly due to bad health on the part of his widow Lucila, only two issues were published.

ANO TRES NUMERO 1   SEPTEMBER 1976
ANO V NUMERO 2      NO DATE (OCTOBER 1976)

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Other LIBERTAD publications not affiliated with Rolando Masferrer:

LIBERTAD [tabloid] EDITOR: GILBERTO FONTICOBA  1990-93
LIBERTAD HUMANA, Organo de Prensa de DEFENSA LIBRE EMPRESISTA
   1986-87 DIRECTOR:  EVIDIO B. PEREIRA
LIBERTAD NEWS  (DIR: JORGE CASTANO) tabloid

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