# Cuban Singer Miguel Ángel Céspedes, Brother of Pancho Céspedes, Dies in Havana

**Date:** 11/16/2021

The prominent Cuban singer Miguel Ángel Céspedes, brother of Pancho Céspedes, died Monday, November 15 in Havana at the age of 58.

Miguel Ángel died from kidney failure, according to a follower who announced it on her Facebook wall and also commented that the artist had been very ill for a long time, which is why he returned years ago from Mexico to reside in Havana.

"He had severe kidney failure. He had been on dialysis for years, in very delicate health," she specified.

In 2019 this same condition led the singer to be admitted to intensive care at the Institute of Nephrology in Havana.

Miguel Ángel Céspedes was very popular in the 1980s in Cuba, where he performed boleros and romantic ballads. He also performed duets with artists such as Omara Portuondo and Beatriz Márquez.

He was born in Santa Clara in 1963, and during his career in Cuba he also ventured into acting, in films such as 'Antonia' and 'Baraguá'.

In the last decade he performed on several Miami television channels. He also shared the stage with figures such as Spaniards Miguel Bosé, Café Quijano and Dyango, and Cubans Annia Linares, Maggie Carlés and his own brother Pancho Céspedes.

Tradicionales de los 50. Cuban Music Project: "Tradicionales de los 50 joins in the grief of the family and friends of Miguel Ángel Céspedes. A singer of great worth who has just passed away. Miguel Ángel would soon join Tradicionales de los 50, and is also part of the excellence catalog of the Ignacio Piñeiro company. We all join in the immense pain that his family and friends are experiencing. RIP".

Cuban Institute of Music: "This morning, singer and composer Miguel Ángel Céspedes passed away in Havana. Born in the City of Santa Clara on August 15, 1963, he obtained numerous distinctions both in his country and abroad, including First Prize 'Adolfo Guzmán Contest' in 1978; Popularity Award from 'Opina' Magazine; Special Prize in the 'Eight Songs in Studio' Contest Russian Television.

Member of UNEAC.

He promoted his work in different countries such as Spain, Portugal, Bulgaria, Hungary, Ecuador, Germany, United States, Mexico, Dominican Republic.

Among his most memorable performances are: 'Para Vivir de Lejos' (duet with Omara Portuondo), 'Por eso creo en ti', 'Hay que hacer el amor', among others, which enjoyed public preference and occupied the top positions on the hit lists.

Since 2017 he has been part of the Artistic Catalog of the Music and Entertainment Company, Ignacio Piñeiro."