Reynier Mariño, a prominent Cuban guitarist and composer of Spanish descent. He studied classical guitar, graduating in that specialty in 2000. During his student years, he participated in six competitions, winning grand prizes in almost all of them. He learned to play flamenco guitar on the street.

He has been a member of several Cuban companies and groups, where he performed as a guitarist. These include the Spanish Ballet of Havana; the Lizt Alfonso Ballet, where he also worked as a composer; and salsa orchestras.

In 2000, Reynier Mariño founded his own group. He made his debut with it on October 21st, in a concert at the Caturla Hall of the Amadeo Roldán Auditorium Theater (Calzada y D, Vedado, Plaza de la Revolución, Havana). It is made up of Iralys Carro (dancer), Adel Rodríguez (bassist), Leonardo Vea (percussionist), and Reynier Mariño (guitarist).

He has performed numerous shows and tours, including a tour that spanned 160 municipalities, during which he performed in theaters and squares, drawing countless spectators.

In July 2010, he gave two concerts at the Tomás Terry Theater, where he presented his album “Celosías.” In December 2010, he won an award for directing the best children’s choir with Christmas carols, presented by El Corte Inglés.

He has a wide repertoire, which includes various types of music, such as flamenco, Arabic, Andean, Cuban, and American jazz. He is the author of all the songs he performs with his group and has composed more than 500 titles, a task he has been doing since he was 8 years old.

Reynier Mariño’s first album was Alma Gitana (EGREM, 2003), which was also the first flamenco album made in Cuba. It fuses Cuban music, pop, and rock.

Another of his productions is the album called Celosías, a phonogram of a work recorded in 2003 with Alma Gitana and was released as the first album of the genre edited in Cuba.

He has taught at music conservatories. He also founded a children’s choir in the Canary Islands. He has also appeared as a guest on albums by artists and groups such as Adalberto Álvarez, Dani Lozada, Marca Registrada, and Manolito Simonet.

He currently resides in the Canary Islands, Spain, pursuing an international career. Among his accolades is the National Music Prize from the Hermanos Saiz Association. Reynier Mariño cultivates flamenco music and is considered by critics to be the best Cuban representative of this genre.