Facts:   - death place: havana , cuba    - caption: amelia peláez    - death date: 8 april 1968      - birth date: 1896    - name: amelia peláez    - image: ameliajgs003.jpg    - birth place: yaguajay , cuba   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of amelia peláez .
Answer:
amelia peláez del casal -lrb- 5 january 1896 -- 8 april 1968 -rrb- was an important cuban painter of the avant-garde generation .