Gabriel López Santana graduated from Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas in Cuba with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He worked as a journalist at El Estornudo magazine in Cuba starting in 2016 and reported on Cuban society in the aftermath of Fidel Castro’s death. He also wrote editorial and opinion pieces about sports, music, and media. Today, he lives in Miami and works at local independent bookstore Books & Books.