Oscar Hernández Falcón ( Havana, 15 March 1891 – 3 March 1967) was a Cuban

guitarist A guitarist (or a guitar player) is a person who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of guitar family instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselv ...

and composer. His best-known compositions include the

bolero Bolero is a genre of song which originated in eastern Cuba in the late 19th century as part of the trova tradition. Unrelated to the older Spanish dance of the same name, bolero is characterized by sophisticated lyrics dealing with love. It has ...

"La Rosa Roja".''Diccionario de la música española e hispanoamericana. , Volume Abad-Azzali'' José López-Calo, Ismael Fernández de la Cuesta 1999 "Mientras tanto, como testimonio de la existencia de tríos, cuartetos y quintetos de 1912 a 1919, se conocieron el trío que reunió a Oscar Hernández Falcón, Manuel Corona y Juan Carbonell y el cuarteto Nano, formado por Ramón León "

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Cuban male songwriters 1891 births 1967 deaths 20th-century guitarists 20th-century Cuban male musicians Cuban male guitarists {{songwriter-stub