JOSE FERNANDEZ
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Jose Fernandez began his theatrical career as an actor. His Broadway credits include The Me Nobody Knows , Hard Truckload and Two Gentlemen of Verona . His career as a writer began with the off-Broadway musical, El Bravo! , produced by Kenneth Waissman. Beginning in 1984, Jose Fernandez collaborated with David De Silva on transforming Fame into a new and timeless musical. Born in Havana, Cuba, on August 19, 1948, he died of AIDS on January 8, 1994.