Tomás Cristo was born around 1930. He grew up in Colombia and eventually settled in Bogotá. He is the brother of the poet Lilio Cristo. Tomás Cristo is one of the most respected Roma among the Rusurija or Rusos (Russian Kalderash) in Bogotá.

Literature

Fennesz-Juhasz, Christiane; Cech, Petra; Heinschink, Mozes F.; Halwachs, Dieter W. (eds.). 2012. Lang ist der Tag, kurz die Nacht: Märchen und Erzählungen der Kalderaš / Baro o djes, cîni e rjat: Paramiča le Kaldêrašengê. Klagenfurt: Drava Verlag.