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1875
Satiric and folkloric poet José Victoriano Betancourt died
16 de Marzo de 1875
He was born in Guanajay in February 9th, 1813 and died in March 16th, 1875. Satirical and folkloric poet. He settled La Siempreviva (“The Evergreen”) magazine together with Antonio Bachiller y Morales, Manuel Costales and José Quintín Suzarte. Member of the Economic Society of Friends of the Country, usual visitor of Domingo del Monte literary gathering. He published the anthology Aguinaldo Matancero together with Miguel Teurbe Tolón and arrange converzacione at home, where Manuel Mendive, Andrés Díaz, Juan Clemente Zenea, and many others, participated. He wrote under the pseudonym of Escolástico Gallardo. Among his works are : Las apariencias engañan (1847), Artículos de costumbres (1941) and Descripción de la maravillosa cueva de Bellamar (1863).
1929
Celina González, the queen of Cuban folk music, was born.
16 de Marzo de 1929
Celina González, who is known as the queen of Cuban folk music because of her brilliant artistic career, was born in Jovellanos, province of Matanzas, on March 16, 1929.
Celina made her debut at the age of 16 as singer of Cuban punto. She performed in a duet with Reutilio (her husband) which became very popular in the radio of the then province of Oriente in the east.
Since 1948, the duet of Celina and Reutilio also began to perform in radio stations of Havana.
From 1964, Celina González has been working as a soloist. Many of her interpretations are nationally and internationally famous and reflect her Cubanness.
1944
Pianist Frank Fernández was born.
16 de Marzo de 1944
He was born in Mayarí on March 16, 1944. At the age of four he began studying piano with his mother. Later he studied in his hometown with Esteban Forés. When he moved to Havana he played piano in clubs and cabarets. He entered the “Amadeo Roldán” Conservatory where he studied harmony, history of music and piano with Margot Rojas. Winner of the UNEAC piano contest. An scholarship was granted to him for the former Soviet Union, where he studied with Merchanov. He has composed choir music. He has performed recitals and concerts, and has also played as solist with the National Symphonic Orchestra.
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