Polo Montañez

Polo Montañez (actually, Fernando Borrego Linares ) ( born June 5, 1955 in El brujito, Pinar del Río Province, Cuba; † 26 November 2002 in Pinar del Río, Cuba ) was a Cuban songwriter and singer.

Polo Montañez was about 60 km from Havana born in El brujito in the province of Pinar del Río, a place. At the age of ten years he played in his father's band congas. His nickname was Little Wizard. In 1971 his family moved to Las Terrazas. He worked there during the day as a lumberjack and tractor driver. At night, he sang with his six siblings in bars. Only discovered in 1999, he celebrated his greatest success in March 2000 with the first CD Guajiro Natural ( the "real farmer" ) and the song Un montón de Estrellas.

On 26 November 2002 Polo Montañez died at the age of 47 years following a traffic accident in Pinar del Río.