9.8.5 Gualfredo Allué.

Gualfredo Allué, a prominent Cuban composer and guitarist, was born on June 25, 1905, in the eastern province of Camagüey. His closest friends affectionately knew him by the nickname “Nené.” He devoted his life to music, especially trova.

During his professional career, he was a member of a trio with Joaquín García and Alberto Aroche. Later, he joined the García Trio with sisters Justa and Ana María García. He also had the privilege of leading an ensemble that accompanied the recording of an excellent album by María Teresa Vera for the Kubaney label in 1956.

Throughout his career, Gualfredo Allué nourished his work with a set of excellent compositions, leaving a legacy for new generations of troubadour songs that would set standards in national culture.
He died in the capital of all Cubans on October 12, 1959. His death meant a great loss for Cuban culture.

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The sculptor Teodoro Ramos Blanco (1902 – 1972), his work

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The painter Carlos Enríquez Gómez (1900 – 1957), an essential exponent of Cuban visual arts

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The work of the painter and architect Augusto García Menocal y Córdova (1899 – ?)