María Cervantes (30 November 1885 – 8 February 1981) was a Cuban pianist, singer, and composer.

Biography

María Cervantes was born on 30 November 1885 in

Havana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

. She learned music from her father Ignacio Cervantes Kawanag (1847–1905), who was a well-known musician and "one of the first to use native Cuban music in his compositions". She also studied music from Gonzalo Nunez and Enriqueta Garcia. She made records in the United States. She interpreted her father’s ''danzas'', which was composed for her but “he was never able to find the logic to finish it.” She was active as a musician until her death on 8 February 1981 in Havana.

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