miːɡˈɛl ˈeɪndʒəl bˈɑːɹnɪt lˈænzə wʌz bˈɔːɹn ˌɔn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi twˈɛnti ˈeɪt, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi, ɪn hɐvˈænə, kjˈuːbə, tʊ ɐ pɹˈɑːmɪnənt kjˈuːbən fˈæmɪli ʌv kˈæɾɐlˌæn dᵻsˈɛnt.
Miguel Angel Barnet Lanza was born on January 28, 1940, in Havana, Cuba, to a prominent Cuban family of Catalan descent.