Guillermo Portabales
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Biography
José Guillermo Quesada Castillo, better known as Guillermo Portabales, was born on April 6, 1911, in Rodas, Cuba. He began his career at age 11 as a printer's assistant and made his radio debut in 1928 on station CMHI. Initially singing various stylesâincluding canción, tango, bolero, and sonâhe found success with the guajira genre, developing his signature salón guajira style. Portabales moved to Puerto Rico in 1937, where he performed extensively. In 1939, he married Arah Mina López and returned to Cuba that same year. He toured Latin America and the United States throughout the 1940s and 1950s. He settled permanently in Puerto Rico in 1953, continuing to record and perform until his death on October 25, 1970, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, after being struck by a car while leaving a restaurant. Notable posthumous recognition includes albums such as Sones Cubanos, and the 2006 release Kinavana by Kékélé, which re-Africanized some of his compositions.
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- Alborada
- El Buen Borincano
- A la Orilla del Cauto
- Asi Es Mi Guajira
- Ven
- El Amor De Mi Bohio
- Mi Querer
- Mi Fiel Enamorado (Son Montuno)
- Oye Mi Son
- El Sitierito
- Jaleo
- A Borinquen
- Cosas Del Compay Anton
- Mi Romantica featuring Celia Cruz
- A Gozar Con Mi Son Cubano
- Mis Mujeres Como Han Sido
- Cariñito
- Al Vaivén de Mi Carreta
- Se Contento El Jibarito
- Soy Hijo Del Siboney
- Promesas De Un Campesino
- Aprende
- Echale Salsita
- Cuando Sali de Cuba
