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Inclan, Fafael [cenotaph]
Member of the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame.
Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Plot: 1951 Monument to Baseballists
Korda, Alberto b. September 9, 1928 d. May 25, 2001
Photographer. Born in Havana, Cuba under the name of Alberto Díaz Gutiérrez, it was during a memorial service in Havana on May 5, 1960 that he took a picture of Ernesto 'Che' Guevara. That picture became monumentally famous, even being deemed by the Maryland Institute of Art as "the most famous image of the 20th century". Despite the fame of the photograph, he never made money with this picture. From 1959 to 1968 he was Cuban President Fidel Castro’s personal photographer. His first wife...[Read More] (Bio by: Lutetia)
Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Leiva, Pio b. May 5, 1917 d. March 23, 2006
Cuban Singer. He was born in Morón and died in La Habana. He was member of Buena Vista Social Club. He began his career as musician, and in 1932, he debuted as singer with the musical group Caribe. With the time, he become one of the most important musical figures of golden age of cuban music, with Compay Segundo and Benny Moré. His last work was Cuba le Canta a Serrat, where played Me Gusta Todo de Ti. Among his songs Cocaleca, Cangrejal, Montuno Sibanicú and Francisco Guayabal. His full name...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Lezama Lima, José b. December 19, 1910 d. August 9, 1976
Author. He is considered one of the most important Cuban writers of 20th Century. He is best remembered for his books "Paradiso" and "Oppiano Licario". Also he wrote "Muerte de Narciso," "Aventuras Sigilosas," "Dador" and "La Cantidad Hechizada". (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Loynaz, Dulce María b. December 10, 1902 d. April 27, 1997
Noted Cuban Poet. She is best remembered for her books "Jardín," "Juegos de Agua," "Carta de Amor a Tutankamon," "Poemas Escogidos," and "La Novia de Lázaro." (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Luque, Adolfo b. August 4, 1890 d. July 3, 1957
Professional Baseball Player. A native Cuba, Adolfo Domingo De Guzman Luque played Major League baseball for 20 years and was known as Dolf Luque. He was also referred to as "The Pride of Havana." Luque made his debut as a pitcher with the Boston Braves in 1914 when he was 23 years old. He only appeared in two games that year and two more in 1915. Luque then pitched in the Cuban leagues until he was signed by the Cincinnati Reds in 1918 and was added to their starting rotation. He earned his...[Read More] (Bio by: Kevin Guy)
Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Marsáns, Armando b. October 3, 1887 d. September 3, 1960
Professional Baseball Player. The first Cuban baseball player to make an impact in the Major Leagues, Marsans played for 7 years with the Cincinnati Reds, the St. Louis Browns, and the New York Yankees. Known for his defensive prowess and aggressive base running, he was also an excellent contact hitter who rarely struck out. He was the son of a wealthy Havana tobacco merchant and began playing professionally in Cuba in 1905. In 1908, he came to the United States and played in the minor leagues...[Read More] (Bio by: Kevin Guy)
Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Marti Perez, José Julian b. January 28, 1853 d. May 19, 1895
Poet, Painter, Writer, and Journalist. He is considered the Father of Cuban Independence. A poem from his book of collective poems "Versos Sencillos" was later put to music, becoming the song "Guantanamera," one of Cuba's most famous musical pieces. Born in Havana, Cuba, to Mariano Marti and Leonor Perez Cabrera, the oldest brother to seven sisters. When he was four years old, his family moved to Valencia, Spain, but after two years, they returned to Cuba, where he attended the local public...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Cementerio de Santa Ifigenia, Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Mella, Julio Antonio b. March 25, 1903 d. January 11, 1929
Cuban Revolutionary. Real name Nicanor McPartland. The grandson of Dominican rebel leader Ramon Matias Mella, he was born in Havana and was involved in leftist politics from his teens. While studying law at the University of Havana he organized the radical Federation of University Students (FEU), which demanded curriculum reform and free education for all. Mella first gained international attention in 1923 when he led the...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
University of Havana, Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Plot: Mella Memorial Plaza
Méndez, José De La Caridad b. March 19, 1887 d. October 31, 1928
Hall of fame Professional Baseball Player. He was a native of Cuba and a pitcher who played from 1907 to 1926 with several teams in the Cuban and Negro Professional Baseball Leagues. Known for his time with the Almendares club, the Cuban Stars, All Nations, and Kansas City Monarchs, he was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939, and the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006 upon the recomendation of the Committee on African-American Baseball. (Bio by: Adam Penale)
Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Mol’na, Agustin 'Tinti' d. January 10, 1961
Member of the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame and Manager of the 1923-24 Santa Clara team which won the championship in the Cuban League by the largest margin in the history of the Cuban League. Mol’na died January 10, 1961. Interred within the 1942 Baseballists Monument.
Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Plot: 1951 Monument to Baseballists
Monument to the Maine
Monumento al Maine, Malec—n, Havana, Cuba. Dedicated to the memory of the 260 American sailors killed when the ship blew up in Havana in 1898.
Monumento a las Víctimas del Maine, Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Moré, Benny b. August 24, 1919 d. February 19, 1963
Singer. He was born in Santa Isabel de las Lajas (Cuba) and died in La Habana. He worked as soloist and with several big bands such as Bebo Valdés, Matamoros and Pérez Prado. He become one of the most importants cuban singers of all times. He is best remembered for songs such as "La Cazuelita," "Las Ruinas de mi Bohío," "Penicilina," "Bonito y Sabroso," "No te Vayas a Engañar" and "Semilla de Macarrón." (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cementerio de Santa Isabel de Las Lajas, Cruces, Cienfuegos, Cuba
Morgan, William Alexander b. April 19, 1928 d. March 11, 1961
Adventurer. American citizen who traveled to Cuba to fight in the Cuban Revolution under Fidel Castro. When Castro turned to Communism, Morgan denounced him. Morgan was executed by firing squad on March 11, 1961 for allegedly running guns to anti-Communist guerillas. He was buried in a cemetery in Cuba. The Cuban government has promised to find his remains and return them to his widow in Toledo, Ohio. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Oramas, Faustino b. January 4, 1911 d. March 27, 2007
Composer, Singer. Born in Holguin, Cuba, he was known as "El Guayabero". He began his career at the age of 15 and was still active 80 years later. Oramas made his first recordings with the group Tropical Band and frequently toured Europe and South America. In 1997 he composed the song "Candela" for the succesful film "Buena Vista Social Club". His many songs include "En Guayabero", "Cuidado con el Perro", "Mañana me Voy", and "Como Baila Marieta". (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cementerio de Holguín, Holguín, Holguin, Cuba
Pinelli, German b. December 15, 1907 d. November 19, 1996
Journalist, Actor. An iconoclastic star of Cuban radio, television, stage, and film, he was born in Havana. His voice was first heard on the radio waves when he was 14 years old, and a student at the prestigious Belen School for boys, run by the Jesuits. The Freemasons were raising funds for their orphanage, La Misericordia, by putting on a show at the Campoamor Theater, and they invited young Pinelli to sing. Thirty years later, his face would be the first to appear on Cuban television screens...[Read More] (Bio by: Amorifera)
Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Piñera, Virgilio b. August 4, 1912 d. October 18, 1979
Cuban Writer. He founded the Cuban magazine Orígenes, as well as several others. His work as writer includes short stories such as "Cuentos Fríos," "El Gran Baro," "En el Insomnio" and "Un Fantasma a Posteriori," novels as "La Carne de René," poems such as "Las Furias" or "La Isla en Peso" and stage plays as "Clamor en el Penal," "Dos Viejos Pánicos," "Falsa Alarma" and "Electra Garrigó." He triumphed around the world, but in the 1970s, he was subjected to censorship in Cuba, by his distant...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cementerio de Cárdenas, Matanzas, Cuba
Pozo, Chano b. January 7, 1915 d. December 2, 1948
Cuban Musician, Composer. He introduced the "tumbadoras" (Cuban Drums) in jazz orchestra. He gained great success in La Habana with Miguelito Valdés and with the Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra in Carnegie Hall. He became one of the pioneers of Afrocuban Jazz. He died in El Rio Cafe of New York, when he was shot in a fight. Among his compositions are "Manteca," "Abasi," "El Pin Pin," "Anana Boroco Tinde" and "Zarabanda". (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Sabour’n, Emilio [cenotaph]
Member of the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame.
Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Plot: 1951 Monument to Baseballists
Sanchez, Gonzalo [cenotaph]
Member of the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame.
Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Plot: 1951 Monument to Baseballists

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