He was born in Regla, Havana in September 18th, 1914 and died in April 26th, 1966. At the age of thirteen he sang in the children sextext Bellamar, founded by his father in the ultramarine town of Regla. Shortly afterwards she sang in the children group "Champán Sport," conducted by Félix ChapotÃn. Later, he joined in the Sexteto Cubano and, successively, in Hermanos Lebatard and Habana orchestras. After being with Alberto Ruiz, in the Conjunto Cubavana, he joined the Conjunto Casino, in 1943, for 13 years. He recorded quite a lot of records, on a wide range of rhytms like bolero, son and guaracha. In 1956 he founded his own conjunto, successfuly acting with him in Cuba and different countries of America.