Mariá Álvarez Rios, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Mariá Álvarez Rios

Cuban composer

Date of Birth: 05-Jun-1919

Date of Death: 06-Dec-2010

Profession: composer

Nationality: Cuba

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Mariá Álvarez Rios (June 5, 1919 – December 6, 2010) was a Cuban composer, pianist and educator. She was born in Tuinicú and studied music from a young age.
She continued her studies at the University of Havana and the University of Michigan where she earned a doctorate in music.
She wrote music to poems by Nicolás Guillén, José Martí, Félix Pita Rodríguez and Gabriela Mistral, and also wrote music for the stage; she was known for her contributions to children's music.