 Authors and playwrights born in the area include Benito Arias Montano, Manuel García Torrado, José Ramírez López Uría, José Luis Gil Soto and Milagros Frías.Due to the proximity to Huelva, and the comarca's natural abundance of black Iberian pigs, many pork products are produced and consumed in Sierra Suroeste.These products include, for example, chorizo, salchichón, blood sausages, loins and other cuts, and jamón ibérico.