Pablo Paulo Milanés Arias, born on 24 February 1943 in Bayamo, Cuba, was a
singer and songwriter of the Nueva Trova movement. After studying at the
Conservatorio Municipal de La Habana, he joined the quartet Los Bucaneros in
1964 and released his solo work Mis 22 años in 1965, a record that bridged filin
and the emerging Nueva Trova sound. He also issued notable albums such as Versos
sencillos de José Martí (1973), Canta a Nicolás Guillén (1975), and La vida no
vale nada (1976). Collaborations with Silvio Rodríguez, Ana Belén, and
Victor Manuel enriched his catalog. Milanés recei...