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1890
Editor, writer and poet Carlos Genaro Valdes died.
29 de Junio de 1890
He was born in Villaclara, Las Villas, September 19th, 1843, and died in La Habana, in June 29th, 1890. He was editor of La Infancia, El Eco de las Damas, El Hogar, etc. Directed El Palenque Literario magazine issued from 1877 to 1883. He settled the printing house La Idea in La Habana. Among his works are: Rasgos de Emilio Castelar ( 1873 ), Tesoro popular, being the latter a compilation of poems by Fornaris, Luaces, Milanés, Tolón and others, including himself. He used the pseudonym Justino, his name in the free-masonry.
1912
Singer Paulina Álvarez was born.
29 de Junio de 1912
She was born in Cienfuegos in June 29th, 1912 and died in Havana in Jule 22nd, 1965. At the age of nine she sang in festivities and school celebrations, In 1926 her family moved to Havana where she carried on her musical activity. In 1929, when the musical style named "danzonete", created by Aniceto Díaz appeared, she became the first woman on singing it.
In the early years of Cuban radio broadcasting, in the 1930´s, she became professional singing with several orchestras, being "La Elegante" the first one, in 1931. In 1938 she settled her own orchestra. Since the beginning she got a great success, being called “la emperatriz del danzonete”. In 1939 she performed a Cuban music concert with her orchestra at the Auditorium Theatre (nowadays Amadeo Roldán). For the first time a typical orchestra performed in such a selected stage. For many long years she kept on singing with her orchestra and with diverse groups.
1919
Composer Juan Blanco was born.
29 de Junio de 1919
He was born in El Mariel, Havana, in June 29th, 1919. He studied in the Municipal Conservatory of Havana. Since the 1950´s his music began to be heard.
In his early moments he worked within Nationalism, creating works such as: Tríptico coral, Cantata de la paz, Elegía, Quinteto para maderas y violoncello and Divertimento. He was the first Cuban on experimenting on concrete, electronic, aleatory and space music, with Música de danza, Ensemble V, Estudios para banda magnetofonica, Texturas, Episodio, Contrapunto espacial and Erotofonías. He has written music for movies, ballet, open-air shows. He was director of music of the National Council of Culture Consejo for several years.
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