Education
He received music lessons in piano at the Conservatorio Hubert de Blanck in Havana, between 1941-1947. Consuegra also studied at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes “San Alejandro”in Havana from 1943–1947 and in 1955 graduated from the University of Havana in Architecture. He was member of the astistic group Los Once; and from 1970 until his death in 2003 resided in New York City.
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