Pacho Alonso

Biography

b. Pascasio Alonso, 22 August 1928, Santiago, Cuba, d. 27 August 1982, Havana, Cuba. Given birth to into a huge and poor family members, Alonso had taken to music from an extremely early age group and quickly became observed for his performing. His dad was a professional photographer and his mom performed piano. From 1945, although learning to be always a instructor, he was heard on radio, chiefly on Santiago’s CMKW but additionally briefly from Havana, performing with bands such as for example Pancho Portuondo and Chepín-Chovén. In the beginning of the 50s, Alonso sang with Mariano Mercerón’s orchestra, as do Fernando Alvarez and Beny Moré. Shortly, Alonso produced his own music group, in Havana, and he rapidly became among the city’s most widely used musicians. He started recording within the middle-50s and in being successful many years of the 10 years appeared on tv. By the beginning of the 60s, Alonso was a greatly popular recording superstar. He continuing to business lead his band with the 60s, playing night clubs, concerts and celebrations throughout Cuba. In these years, a lot of Alonso’s music were constructed by Enrique Bonne. Within the 70s, Alonso’s popularity pass on internationally owing not merely to his information but additionally through travels he designed to many countries in SOUTH USA and to European countries. In the first 70s, his kid Pachito Alonso (b. Longino Rey Alonso Castillo, 1952), became a member of the music group. Among music artists with whom Alonso proved helpful and sometimes documented are Faustino Oramas, Ibrahim Ferrer and Carlos Querol. In the past due 70s, Pachito Alonso became the music group’s musical movie director and on the loss of life of his dad took over command. Renamed Pachito Alonso Y Sus Kini Kini, the music group stayed successful through in to the early 00s. Alonso’s grandsons, Christian and Rey, are both associates of this music group.

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#	Fact
1	Notably sang for over two decades with bandleader Pacho Alonso's group.
2	Suffered from emphysema in the last stages of his life.
3	Cuban singer and popular teen performer in the 1940s who performed with the Buena Vista Social Club.



Soundtrack

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status	Character
Covert Affairs		TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2012 writer - 1 episode, 2012

Music Department

Music Department

Title	Year	Status	Character
Buena Vista Social Club	1999	Documentary musician

Self

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Bananaz	2008	Documentary	Himself
American Masters	2006	TV Series documentary	Himself
Cuba le canta a Serrat	2005	TV Movie documentary
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno	2003	TV Series	Himself
Austin City Limits	2001	TV Series documentary	Himself
Later... With Jools Holland	2001	TV Series	Himself
Buena Vista Social Club	1999	Documentary	Himself
Lola da musica	1997-1998	TV Series	Himself
Afro-Cuban All-Stars at the Salon of Dreams	1998	Video documentary	Himself

Archive Footage

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
Gorillaz: Live in Manchester	2006	TV Special	Himself - Guitar / Vocals

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