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1806
Lawyer and writer Anacleto Bermudez was born.
13 de Julio de 1806
He was born on July 13rd, 1806 and died on September 1st, 1852. Disciple of Varela and Escovedo. Author of poems, unpublished in books. Participant of the so-called "Vuelta Abajo" Conspiracy. Mourning speaker, but his speeches has not been gathered.
1901
Journalist, doctor in laws, poet Alberto Riera y Gómez was born.
13 de Julio de 1901
He was born in July 13, 1901 and died in Havana on January 2nd, 1947. Journalist, Doctor in Laws, Poet, active participant in the struggle against Gerardo Machado dictatorship.
1925
Playwright Rolando Ferrer was born
13 de Julio de 1925
He was born in Santiago de Cuba on July 13th, 1925 and died in Havana on January 19th, 1976. He studied elementary and high school in his hometown. He worked as actor and assistant of direction in "Las Máscaras" theater group. His works were published in Ciclón, Carteles and Bohemia. Among his theater plays are: La hija de Nacho (1951); Lila, la mariposa (1954); El corte (1961); Las de enfrente (1964), among others. He worked as professor of History of Theatre in the Amateur Department of the National Theater of Cuba as literary advisor and artistic director of La Rueda theatre group.
1928
Cello player, musicologist and professor Pablo Hernández Balaguer was born
13 de Julio de 1928
He was born in Havana in July 13th, 1928 and died in January 31st, 1966. He studied cellist with Ernesto Xancó and some time later he kept on studying other musical apsects in Barcelona. He also studied musicological theory in Prague., en Budapest and Moscow. He was professor of music of the University of Oriente, Director of the Provincial Archive of Music and carried out numerous researches about the history of the Cuban music. He worked as professor in the Esteban Salas Conservatory and published texts on music, being among them: Breve historia de la música cubana; Catálogo de música de los archivos de la Catedral de Santiago y del museo Bacardí; Obras de Esteban Salas. Composer of different music works and carried out a deep research in the Archives of the Cathedral of Santiago de Cuba, which produced his work: Los villancicos, cantatas y pastorelas by Esteban Salas.
1951
Singer, interpreter and composer Sara Gonzalez was born.
13 de Julio de 1951
She was born in Havana in July 13th, 1951. Singer. Interpreter of the new song. In 1966 she began studing cello in the Amadeo Roldán Conservatory, although she already played guitar. In 1971 she joined to the New Trova Movement and later to the Grupo de Experimentación Sonora del ICAIC. She has composed some songs, outstanding among them: “La Victoria” (dedicated to Bay of Pigs Victory); she has also composed music for José Martí´s texts and spread the Cuban song in Italy, Mexico and other countries.
1961
Writer Rafael García Bárcenas died.
13 de Julio de 1961
He was born in Güines, in 1907 and died in Havana, in july 13th, 1961. He studied elementary school in his hometown, graduated as bachelor in the Havana High School and Doctor in Philosophy and Letters in the University of Havana. Director of Mundo Social and Revista Cubana de Filosofía. He was awarded by his poetry book Sed and by his philosophic work: La estructura del mundo biofísico. Professor of the University of Havana. In 1952, when Fulgencio Batista coup d´etat took place he settled the National Revolutionary Movement, next year he was imprisoned. After the Triumph of the Revolution of January 1st, 1959, he was appointed Plenipotentiary Ambassador in Brasil.
2002
Composer Carlos Fariñas died.
13 de Julio de 2002
He was born in Cienfuegos, on November 28th, 1934 and died in Havana City on July 13th, 2002. After his earliest contacts with music, within his family, he moved to Havana, where he studied with Ardévol, Gramatges and González Mántici. In 1956 Aaron Copland gave lessons to him in the Musical Center of Berkshire, U.S.A. From 1961 to 1963 he studied in the Tchaikovsky Conservatory, in Moscow. Back to Cuba he worked as professor and music adviser.
He was director of the García Caturla Conservatory. He composed Muros, rejas y vitrales for orchestra, Atanos and Tres sones sencillos for piano, Oda a Camilo, Despertar (ballet), Sonata para violín y violonchelo, Cuartetos para cuerda, Tientos (Award at the Biennial of Young Composers od Pariís, 1970), Diálogos, Relieves, Hecho historia (ballet), In Rerum Natura (for chamber). In his compositions he made use of very new elements (and worked) electroacoustic media. He composed music for movies. He was director of the Departament of Music of the José Martí National Library and Chief of the Laboratory of Electroacoustic Music of the Higher Studies Arts Institute (ISA) until his death.
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