Paquito Hechavarria
Paquito Hechavarria, born Francisco Hechavarria on February 21, 1939, in
Cárdenas, Matanzas, Cuba, was a Cuban pianist. He moved to Havana to study piano
at the Conservatory and began his career playing with notable orchestras such as
Orquesta Riverside, Conjunto Casino, and Felipe Dulzaides y Los Armónicos in the
1950s. In 1962, Hechavarria relocated to Miami and released his first solo
album, Sentimental Piano, in 1965. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, he
collaborated with various artists including Louie Bellson and Walfredo de los
Reyes on albums like Ecué: Ritmos Cubanos and f...
