Beatriz Márquez Castro is one of the most popular voices in Cuban song; she was born on February 17, 1952, in Havana. She is the daughter of the prestigious composer and performer René Márquez.

She completed her studies at the Amadeo Roldán Conservatory (Rastro No. 1 and Espada. Centro Habana. Havana) as a disciple of professors Manuel Ochoa and Carmen Collado, and completed them at the National School of Art (ENA) (Calle 120 between 9th and 13th, Cubanacán. Playa. Havana) specializing in choral conducting, with Guatemalan professor Oscar Vargas Romero.

Beatriz Márquez began her artistic career in 1968. In the late 1960s, she joined the group Los Barbas. During that same period, she sang a duet with Miguel Chávez, gaining great popularity.

From a young age, she has been drawn to Romantic Song, Feeling, and Bolero, and over the course of her long career, she has gracefully explored these styles, interpreting songs by prolific composers such as Marta Valdés, Juanito Márquez, and Silvio Rodríguez.

The public has recognized her for many years by the nickname La Musicalísima. The singer is deeply grateful to Orlando Quiroga for naming her this way, because, as she said, he knew from the beginning the artistic qualities in her performance as a singer and pianist.

Beatriz Márquez is the artist who has sung the most musical works of Revolutionary Commander Juan Almeida Bosque, whom she met early in his career in the late 1960s. In 1970, during a joint project, the idea of ​​making an album with Almeida’s songs emerged, which achieved enormous success in Cuba. The songs “Es soledad” and “Mejor terminar” were recorded. The distinguished singer has stated on several occasions that it is a great honor for her that this great man of the Revolution considered her voice to interpret his songs.

In 1971, with the show Ritmos de Cuba (Rhythms of Cuba), she visited six former socialist countries. Upon her return, she gave her first recital at the Amadeo Roldán Theater (Calzada y D, Vedado, Plaza de la Revolución, Havana), repeating it in 1974. In 1973, she participated as a guest at the Orfeo de Oro Festival in Bulgaria; that year, she also toured Romania; and in 1975, she achieved her first major success outside of Cuba with her participation in the Sopot Festival. She later joined the Golden Autumn revue in the former Soviet Union.

In 1976, Beatriz traveled to the People’s Republic of Angola with Elio Revé’s orchestra, and from there she moved to Venezuela to participate in the Festival of the Divine Shepherdess.

In 1978, she won the first EGREM Grand Prix with the album Beatriz Márquez sings to Juan Almeida. Since then, her recording career has included eleven albums, in addition to several performances in Cuba and abroad.

La Musicalísima has participated in several competitions such as the Adolfo Guzmán Cuban Music Competition. A gifted singer with great talent, perfect intonation, and a good understanding of performance, she has achieved great success in her career.

In the early 1980s, few Cuban solo artists were as successful as Beatriz Márquez in establishing their careers with success after success. She made her compositional work known and recorded new albums. In the 1990s, she made several important new recordings, including a CD of anthological boleros on the Caribe Productions label and another with new songs of her own under the Bis Music label. She performed a series of shows in Venice, Italy, with a show that included Compay Segundo and other Cuban artists.

In 2010, the Cuban singer performed on the night of December 31st at Salvatore Café & Wine in the Doral area of ​​Miami, USA. She repeated the concert on January 15th at Hoy como ayer on Calle Ocho. She emphasized that the most important thing was that her special guest at the concert was her daughter, Evelyn García, who lives in Spain.

Beatriz Márquez is one of those essential names in Cuban music; without a doubt, one of the finest voices we’ve been fortunate enough to hear in full force over the years.