▁one ▁of ▁the ▁cre ators ▁of ▁Latin ▁American ▁soap ▁oper as . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁ability ▁to ▁make ▁radio ▁aud ien ces ▁cry . ▁He ▁pur pos ely ▁wrote ▁to ▁make ▁people ▁cry , ▁as ▁he ▁realized ▁that ▁“ many ▁were ▁born ▁with ▁pain ▁and ▁mis ery ▁t atto o ed ▁on ▁their ▁sou ls ▁and ▁had ▁so ▁much ▁pain ▁and ▁bit tern ess ▁in ▁their ▁lives ▁that ▁they ▁never ▁cried ▁for ▁themselves .” ▁ ▁C aign et ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁aud ien ces ▁“ to ok ▁on ▁the ▁feelings ▁of ▁one ▁or ▁another ▁character ▁who ▁was ▁suffering ▁and , ▁without ▁being ▁aware ▁of ▁it , ▁associated ▁their ▁own ▁pain ▁with ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁fict it ious ▁figure , ▁and ▁cried ▁with ▁him ▁or ▁her .” ▁F éli x ▁B . ▁C aign et ’ s ▁radio ▁dram as ▁were ▁broadcast ▁throughout ▁Central ▁and ▁South ▁America ▁and ▁brought ▁stories ▁of ▁social ▁reality ▁and ▁the ▁“ spe aking ▁in ▁met aph ors ” ▁narr ative ▁style ▁into ▁popular ity . ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁Santiago ▁de ▁Cuba ▁F éli x ▁Ben j am ín ▁C aign et ▁Sal om ón ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁a ▁coffee ▁plant ation ▁in ▁Santa ▁R ita ▁de ▁Bur ene , ▁San ▁Luis , ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁region ▁of ▁Cuba . ▁P over ty ▁forced ▁the ▁family ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁Santiago ▁de ▁Cuba . ▁There , ▁F éli x ▁was ▁exposed ▁to ▁the ▁it iner ant ▁story ▁tell ers ▁who ▁made ▁the ▁streets ▁their ▁home ▁and ▁he ▁became