Ernesto Lecuona

Ernesto Lecuona y Casado (Known as "Lecuona")

Master Composer, Pianist, Author of 'Malagueña' and 'Siboney'

Born 1895-08-06

Guanabacoa, Havana, Cuba

Passed Away 1963-11-29 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

Lifespan 68 years old

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"Melody is the divine gift that turns human pain into immortal beauty."

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Internationally renowned classical and popular composer whose genius compositions, including 'Malagueña', 'Siboney', 'Andalucía', and the zarzuela 'María la O', made Cuban melody famous across the globe.

Biographical Record

Ernesto Lecuona was born in Guanabacoa on August 6, 1895. A child prodigy who composed his first two-step at age eleven, Lecuona graduated with first honors from the National Conservatory of Havana, launching an international virtuoso piano career.

Lecuona composed over six hundred pieces: classical suites, Broadway scores, Hollywood soundtracks, and seminal zarzuelas such as María la O and El cafetal. His songs 'Malagueña', 'Siboney', and 'Always in My Heart' (nominated for an Academy Award in 1942) remain among the most recorded Latin melodies in world history.

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Gate of Heaven Cemetery
Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York, USA

                         GPS: 41.1070, -73.7930                    

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