He was born in Güines in 1911 and died in Havana, in June 25th, 1970. He settled in the Cuban capital in the 1930´s, and became a lawyer in the University of Havana. He arrived to Mexico City as a pianist in the company of Ernesto Lecuona and decided to settled there. Among his most heard boleros are: “Vuélveme a querer”, “Sabor de engaño”, “Tú no mereces”, “Amor sublime”, “Luna de plata”, “Y eres culpable”, “Ansias”, “Rumbo perdido”, “Aprende a olvidar”, “Estás mintiendo” and “No esperes”.