Ernesto Lecuona, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ernesto Lecuona

Cuban composer

Date of Birth: 06-Aug-1896

Place of Birth: Guanabacoa, Havana Province, Cuba

Date of Death: 29-Nov-1963

Profession: actor, composer, pianist, songwriter, film score composer

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Ernesto Lecuona y Casado (Spanish pronunciation: [e?'nesto le'kwona]; August 6, 1895 – November 29, 1963) was a Cuban composer and pianist of worldwide fame.
He composed over six hundred pieces, mostly in the Cuban vein, and was a pianist of exceptional skill.
His father was Canarian and his mother was Cuban.