Guanabacoa, Cuba
1. Ernesto Lecuona (1895)
Cuban Composer
Composed over 600 songs and musical compositions for both stage and film.
2. Roger Sanchez (1958)
DJ
Grammy Award winning house music DJ and producer who is best recognized for his 2003 remix of No Doubt's "Hella Good." He also curated the annual Release Yourself compilation albums.
3. Osmani García (1981)
Reggaeton Singer
Singer who first rose to fame after he formed the group El Duo de Cristal in 2001. After a successful career throughout Cuba, he went on to join the Band...
4. Fernando Remírez de Estenoz (1951)
Cuban Diplomat
Dr. Fernando Remírez de Estenoz Barciela is a Cuban politician and diplomat. Remírez de Estenoz is a medical doctor that graduated from the University of Havana. He is married and...
5. Haislan Garcia (1983)
Wrestler
Haislan Garcia Veranes is a male freestyle wrestler from Canada. He participated in the Men's freestyle 66 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. He was eliminated in the 1/8 of final...
6. José Corrales (1937)
Cuban Poet And Playwright
José Corrales is best known as a poet and playwright.
7. René Valdés (1929)
Cuban Baseball Player
René Valdés Gutiérrez is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who appeared in five games for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1957 baseball season.
8. Tony Ordeñana (1918)
Baseball Player
Antonio Ordeñana Rodríguez was a Major League Baseball shortstop who appeared in one game for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1943. The 5'9 158 lb. rookie was a native of...
9. Emilio Palmero (1895)
Cuban Baseball Player
Emilio Antonio Palmero was a Cuban Major League Baseball pitcher. He played all or part of five seasons in the majors spread out over a span of fourteen years from...
