Guillermo Portabales

Musical Artist

1911 – 1970

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Who was Guillermo Portabales?

Guillermo Portabales was a Cuban singer-songwriter and guitarist who popularized the guajira style of Cuban music from the 1930s through the 1960s. His languid, melancholy, intensely lyrical guajiras and his elegant, stylish singing made him popular throughout Latin America, where he is still revered.

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Born
Apr 6, 1911
Cuba
Also known as
  • Portabales, Guillermo
  • Guillermo Portabal s
  • Portabales
Profession
Died
Oct 25, 1970

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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