Pío Leyva

Pío Leyva (May 5, 1917 – March 22, 2006) was a Cuban singer and the author of the well-known guaracha El Mentiroso ("The Liar"). Leyva was part of the Buena Vista Social Club, and composed some of Cuba’s best known standards.

Biography

Leyva was born as Wilfredo Leiva Pascual in Morón, Cuba in 1917. He won a bongo contest at the age of six and made his singing debut in 1932. He recorded over 25 albums since he signed his first contract with RCA Victor in 1950. Leyva sang with other Cuban artists such as Benny Moré, Bebo Valdés and Noro Morales and was a member of Estrellas de Areito and "Compay Segundo y Sus Muchachos."

Fellow musician Barbarito Torres said of Leyva: "Pio has always been a famous singer in Cuba. I've always admired him, not just for his talent, but because of his great personality. He's the inspiration."

Leyva took part in the 2004 film Música Cubana, which was marketed as a sequel to Buena Vista Social Club.

Death

Leyva died of a heart attack, on March 22, 2006. He was 88 years old.[1][2]

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gollark: ... no.
gollark: The time parsing logic is kind of inconsistent.
gollark: ++remind 9h32m no you aren't.
gollark: ++magic sql select * from reminders order by id desc limit 1

References
  1. "Cuban Singer, Composer Pio Leyva Dies". Voice of America. 24 March 2006. Archived from the original on September 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
  2. "Buena Vista singer Pio Leyva dies". BBC News. 23 March 2006.
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