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1924
Painter Adigio Benítez was born.
26 de Enero de 1924
He was born on January 26th, 1924. Being very young he joined the People´s Socialist Part (1942). In 1949 he graduated in San Alejandro Visual Arts Academy, and began working in the newspaper Noticias de Hoy, where he remined until 1953. He attended the Congress for the Peace held in Wien, 1952. From 1953 to 1958 he developed underground tasks in the Carta Semanal (Weekly Letter), from the People´s Socialist Party and worked as commercial draftsman in several publicity enterprises. As visual artist he worked in several expositions, both in Cuba and abroad. He travelled through the late Soviet Union, People´s Republic of China and some Eastern Europe countries. In 1965 the cantata “A Manuel Ascunce”, music by Nilo Rodríguez and inspired on his texts, was premiered in the Professoral School at Topes de Collantes, la cantata. Draftsman in Granma and professor of drawing in the National School of Arts. He also cultivated paintingand engraving.His works are in the Cuban Art Collection of the National Museum of Fine Arts and in private collections in Cuba and inother countries. Among his acknowledgements are: Award for the National Culture , 1981; Award on Painting in the National Salon 1961, Award on Drawing National Salon 1962; Mention II Triennial on Realism; 1976 The First Prize and René Portocarrero, Grand Prix UNEAC Salon, 1985; Alejo Carpentier Medal, 1988; Félix Varela Order, 1994; National Award on Visual Arts, 2002.
1996
Composer, counterbassist and cellist Orestes López died
26 de Enero de 1996
He was born in Havana in August 29th, 1908 and died in January 26th, 1996. He studied music with his fther; later he studied piano with Fernando Carnicer. He also played the flute. In the 1920´s be begas as counterbassist in the Miguel Vázquez´charanga (also known as "El Moro") In the 1930´s he joines a danzón group, together with Abelardo Barroso. Later he settled his Union Orchestra. In 1938 he played with Arcaño y sus Maravillas, playing the cello. That year he composed his danzón “Mambo”, genesis of that rhythm, cultivated by his brother, Israel López and others, and some time later, it was reelaborated, widened and developed by Dámaso Pérez Prado, who transferred it to the jazzband making it universal. Orestes López also joined the Philarmonic Orchestra of Havana and the National Symphonic Orchestra, as counterbassist. Besides author of several danzones, like: “El que más goza”, “Camina Juan Pescao”, “El truco”, “Tan suave” and “El coloso” among many others.
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