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1907
Composer, guitarist and singer Lorenzo Hierrezuelo was born.
05 de Septiembre de 1907
His parents sang, supported by the tres , at the end of XIX Century. At the age of thirteen he went to Santiago de Cuba with his guitar in order to sing en cafes and familiar parties. He joined a trio with two trovadores named Julio and Edelmiro,travelling with them to Havana in 1930. When his companions returned to Oriente, he stayed in the capital, joining the Trío Lírico Cubano, and , later on, the Hatuey quartet and the group of Justa García, always as second voice and acompanist guitar. Since 1937 he made one of the most popular duos in Cuba with Maria Teresa Vera. But in 1962 Maria Teresa Vera had to quith because of health problems, and the duo dissapeared. , en que por enfermedad María Teresa tuvo que retirarse. Lorenzo Hierrezuelo is a descendant of Cuban indians (his grandmother was a siboney).He has composed sones and guarachas. He, with his brother Reinaldo joins the duo Los Compadres, which has represented Cuba in different countries.
1908
Singer and composer Joseito Fernández was born
05 de Septiembre de 1908
He was born in Havana in September 5th, 1908 and died in October 11th, 1979. He sang with trios, sextets and typical orchestras. In the 1930’s, when danzonete was in full swing, he sang with Raimundo Pía y Rivero orchestra, and later conducted his own danzón group. On those years his renowned guajira-son “Guantanamera” began to be sung. In it he improvised in décimas (ten-verse stanzas), praising the gifts of the woman from where the dancing party took place. But, nowadays, the one dedicated to the \\\"Guantanamera\\\" (woman from Guantánamo) still remains for sentimental reasons, according to its creator. Today part of the \\\"Versos sencillos\\\" (\\\"Simple Verses\\\") by José Martí, are still sung, thus the mosat universal Cuban song. The Cuban radio made use of that song as background, while Joseíto narrated diverse Cuban present-day events. He also composed some guarachas and boleros, among them “Elige tú que canto yo”.
1926
Filmaker Julio Garcia Espinosa was born.
05 de Septiembre de 1926
He was born on September 5th, 1929. He studied Movies in the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia of Rome from 1951 to 1953, being Tomás Gutierrez and of the film section of the Sociedad Cultural Nuestro Tiempo ("Our Time Cultural Society"). In 1955 he made, together with other Cuban filmakers, such as Tomás Gutierrez Alea, Alfredo Guevara and Jorge Haydú..., El Mégano, considered as the root of the New Cuban Cinematography.
At the Triumph of the Cuban Revolution (January 1st, 1959), Julio García Espinosa is appointed Chief of the Section of Art of the Direction of Culture of the Rebel Army.
The earliest documentaries of the Cuban Revolution: Esta tierra nuestra and La Vivienda were made there. He is one of the settlers of the National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba and of the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Arts and Industry, nowadays Cuban Film Institute, from which he became President.
As times went by he kept on making films, imparting courses, delivering lectures and writing.
Among his films are Aventuras de Juan Quin Quin and Reina y Rey; among his theoretical, works outstands: Por un cine imperfecto, considered as one of the founding manifestos of the so-called New Latin American Movies. He has written many essays and articles outstanding the aforementioned by his very personal movie insight. He has been considered a foreunner, a founder and a promoter of Cuban and Latin American Cinematography.
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