José Antonio Nicolás Zorrilla

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Singer-songwriter José Antonio Nicolás died in Barcelona, where he had lived since 1997, family sources reported.

Nicolás, as his audience knew him, died presumably of a heart attack. He was about to turn 49 years old.

Nicolás began his artistic career in 1985 on Heredia Street in Santiago de Cuba and worked alongside Xiomara Laugart, Alberto Tosca and Donato Poveda.

Some of his works as a composer were Lluvia fiel, Déjate amar, No pueden parar and La flor y la hoja seca, these last two being the most well-known thanks to the versions by the group Jóvenes Clásicos del Son.

In addition to being a musician, Nicolás was a cultural promoter.