Ñico Saquito

Nico Saquito ( born January 17, 1902 in Santiago de Cuba, † July 4, 1982 in Havana, real name Benito Antonio Fernández Ortiz ) was a Cuban composer and singer.

He is regarded as the most influential representatives of the Cuban Guaracha. Many of his compositions with their folkloric satirical pictorial- to everyday signs ligand texts have become Cuban evergreens. Among other things: " María Cristina ", " El vaivén de mi carreta ", " Cuidaíto Compay Gallo ", " La negra Leonor " or "No dejes camino por vereda ".