We remember Guillermo Álvarez Guedes (1927-2013)

We remember Guillermo Alvarez-Guedes (1927-2013)

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We remember Guillermo Álvarez Guedes who was born in Cuba on this day in 1927. He died in 2013. How do you measure Alvarez-Guedes’ impact?

He made us laugh, as I remember my parents every time one of his LP’s was on the turntable. He entertained us with a very unique sense of humor that only a Cuban could understand. Alvarez-Guedes made Cubans laugh about Cubans. And frankly, didn’t a lot of Cubans need to laugh in those early days in the US?

Also, Alvarez-Guedes knew how to use “expletives” in a way that it didn’t sound like “una mala palabra” when it came out of his mouth!

P.S. You can listen to my show (Canto Talk) and follow me on Twitter.

We remember Guillermo Álvarez Guedes (1927-2013)

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We remember Guillermo Álvarez Guedes who was born in Cuba on this day in 1927.  He died in 2013.

How do you measure Alvarez-Guedes’s impact?

He was not a politician or academic.  He was not a singer like Celia Cruz or TV executive like Desi Arnaz.  He did not run Coca Cola or create a business empire.

He made us laugh.  He entertained us with a very unique sense of humor.  He made Cubans laugh about Cubans.  And most Cubans needed to laugh in those early days in the US.

Alvarez-Guedes put Cuban “expletives” all over the world!  It did not sound like an “expletive” when it came out of his mouth!

P.S.  You can listen to my show (Canto Talk) and follow me on Twitter.