9.10.3 Sextet West

The Sexteto Occidente was founded in 1926 by María Teresa Vera; its members included prominent Cuban musicians such as Ignacio Piñeiro, who played the double bass; Miguelito García, on second vocals and lead guitar; Manolo Reinoso, on bongos; Julio Viar on tres; and Francisco Sánchez.
This Cuban group had the opportunity to be one of the first to record in New York City. In Cuba, they performed at a space called Habana Park. They also played at a dance studio in Chinatown and later on the upper floors of the Rialto movie theater, on Neptuno between Prado and Consulado streets. By this time, the Sexteto was already enjoying great popularity on the island.
When the director of Sexteto Occidente decided to return to trova, she handed the group over to Ignacio Piñeiro, who changed its name and christened it Sexteto Nacional. Upon his death, he passed the baton to Mañungo and Rafael Ortiz, naming it Sexteto Nacional Ignacio Piñeiro as a fitting and well-deserved tribute.

The painter Jorge Arche Silva (1905 – 1956), his contributions to the Cuban Plastic Arts

The plastic work of Enrique Caravia y Montenegro (1905 – 1992)

Wilfredo Oscar de la Concepción Lam y Castillo (1902 – 1982), the significance of his plastic work

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

The plastic work of Gumersindo Barea y García (1901 – ?)

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

The work of the sculptor Juan José Sicre y Vélez (1898 – ?)

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