Singer, composer and guitarist. (Holguín, May 29, 1948).
Together with his brothers Rodolfo and Jorge, he was part of student groups, and later joined the Holguín Choir and the New Trova Movement. Between 1976 and 1991 he was a member of the Manguaré group and shortly after founded his own group.
With Manguaré he toured countries in Europe, America and Africa and recorded several albums that included his songs, marked by the influence of son and Caribbean rhythms, such as "In the Heart of Havana", "On the Swell", "Not Too Much", "It Has to Improve", "General Nocturne", "Summer" and "Oxygen". He has performed with important Cuban and Latin American interpreters, among them Peruvian Susana Baca with whom he collaborated on her album "Black Lament", which won the Grammy in 2002. His compositions have enriched the repertoire of Willie Chirino, Warapo and other figures and groups.
Graduate with a degree in Psychology in 1974, who during his university studies in Havana led the Típico de Ciencias group, which adopted the songs of Miguel Matamoros, Manuel Corona and Ignacio Piñeiro.
After completing higher education, he joined the workforce at the then National Tourism Institute, where he worked until 1983. There he worked as a psychologist and specialist in entertainment and music.
From 1976 to 1990 he was part of the Mayohuacán group in which he was a singer, soloist and composer of approximately one third of its repertoire.
With that group he performed on numerous stages and media outlets such as national radio and television; he also carried out several tours to countries in Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean.
Author of well-known pieces such as "Oxygen", popularized by Willy Chirino, as well as "On the Swell", "Central America" and "The Heart of Havana".
