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Joseíto Fernández. " Guantanamera " (pronounced [ɡwantanaˈmeɾa]; Spanish for 'The woman from Guantánamo ') [1] is a Cuban patriotic song, which uses a poem by the Cuban poet José Martí for the lyrics. The official writing credits have been given to Joseíto Fernández, who first popularized the song on radio as early as 1929 (although ...
Guantanamera. (film) Guantanamera is a 1995 comedy film from Cuba, directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea and Juan Carlos Tabío, featuring an ensemble cast. Eliseo Alberto wrote the screenplay. The film was produced by Camilo Vives.
A South African folk rock group active in the 1960s was also named the Sandpipers. [22] A female choral group at Albertus Magnus College known as the Sandpipers released an LP in 1961. A South Florida trio (Art Williams, Wally Pape, Billy Stuart) released one LP, The Singin', Swingin' Sandpipers, in 1965 on the Art label.
Guantanamera is the debut album by the Sandpipers, released by A&M Records in October 1966. The album reached No. 13 on the Billboard Top LPs chart, while the title track, released as a single, reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100. Dolores Erickson appeared on the front cover which received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Album Cover ...
November 18, 2000. (2000-11-18) For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story is a 2000 American made-for-television biographical drama film about jazz musician Arturo Sandoval starring Andy García. The film was produced for HBO premium cable network and first aired on November 18, 2000.
Lopez was born in Dallas, Texas, on May 15, 1937, to Trinidad López II, who worked as a singer, dancer, actor, and musician in Mexico, and Petra González. His parents married in their hometown of Moroleón, Guanajuato, prior to moving to Dallas. [2] Lopez had four sisters (two are deceased) and a brother, Jesse, who is also a singer.
English. Spanish. Box office. $23 million [2] Buena Vista Social Club is a 1999 documentary film directed by Wim Wenders about the music of Cuba. It is named for a danzón that became the title piece of the album Buena Vista Social Club. The film is an international co-production of Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Cuba.
The Mambo Kings is the soundtrack to the 1992 film of the same name, based on Oscar Hijuelos 's Pulitzer Prize -winning novel The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love. Artists featured on the album include Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Benny Moré, Arturo Sandoval, Linda Ronstadt and Los Lobos. It also features the Mambo All-Stars, a band composed of ...