Evo Eón Montero Mendoza, Víctor Montero (as he was known by people). One of the brilliant and multifaceted pedagogues that Cuba had in the 20th century.
Born on June 2, 1920, Montero dedicated more than 70 years to the exercise of teaching at various levels of education, recognizing as his greatest satisfaction being able “to see my students of yesterday converted into beings superior to everything I could teach them”.
He belonged to a family of eight poor brothers, who, with tenacity and efforts, became teachers, learned the English language and practiced various jobs.
Winner of the 2008 National Prize for Pedagogy and the Outstanding Educator of the 20th Century status, he stood out as a researcher, lecturer, and great connoisseur of the life and work of Cuba's National Hero, José Martí.
He had among his merits that of presenting Commander in Chief Fidel Castro, on the night of January 2, 1959, when he arrived at the National Monument City at the head of the Victory Caravan.
Owner of a vast culture, he also stood out in the locution and production of radio programs, he is considered one of the initiators of the sports chronicle on the Island, and he deserved the National Radio Award in 2009.
For decades he wrote and hosted spaces dedicated to disseminating Martí's thought and jazz.
He was founder, writer and member of the Board of Directors of the cultural magazine Acento, which in the second half of the 1940s had the collaboration of the most important figures of Cuban letters of the time.
Grandson of Amelia Montero, one of the 12 young women who sang at the official premiere of the National Anthem, on November 8, 1868, Víctor also worked as a barber, telegraph operator, translator and stenographer, among other tasks.
He held innumerable awards and medals, such as the title of Illustrious Son of Bayamo, the Microphone of the Cuban Radio and the distinction The Utility of Virtue, granted by the José Martí Cultural Society.