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- Ivan Mulkay was born in 1930 in Quemado de Güines, Las Villas, Cuba. He was an actor, known for Una mujer, un hombre, una ciudad... (1978) and Cría cerdos (2003). He died on 19 December 2012 in Habana, Cuba.
- She attended Memorial High School in West New York, New Jersey. She continued her education at Montclair State University, graduating in 1986 with a Bachelor's of Liberal Arts. She spent the majority of her professional career working as an executive assistant at several financial institutions; most recently at BlackRock. For the past several years, Lissette served as the Executive Assistant to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Montclair State University. Lissette was a beautiful soul who touched her family and friends in immeasurable ways. She always let the people in her life know how much they meant to her. Lissette acknowledged birthdays, anniversaires and personal events via her greeting cards and personal notes. She selflessly gave her time to numerous charitable organizations especially those that supported art programs in schools.
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Osvaldo Farrés was born on 13 January 1902 in Quemado de Güines, Las Villas, Cuba. He was a composer, known for Strictly Ballroom (1992), Brokeback Mountain (2005) and Cruella (2021). He was married to Fina del Peso de Farrés. He died on 22 December 1985 in North Bergen, New Jersey, USA.- Actress
Marjorie Holliday was born on 21 September 1920 in Guin, Alabama, USA. She was an actress. She was married to Michael St. Angel. She died on 16 June 1969 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Julito Martinez was born in 1938 in Quemado de Güines, Las Villas, Cuba. He was an actor, known for The Adventures of Juan Quin Quin (1967), El bautizo (1968) and Hoy como ayer (1987). He died on 17 November 2008 in Miami, Florida, USA.
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Gaston Borch was born on 8 March 1871 in Guînes, Pas-de-Calais, France. He is known for Wings (1927), The Saga of Gösta Berling (1924) and Jekyll & Canada (2009). He died on 14 February 1926 in Stockholm, Sweden.- Composer
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The King of the Congas Tata Guines real name was Federico Aristides Soto. He was born in the early 1930's in a poor black neighbourhood in the town of Guines, just east of Havana, and made his first bongo drums from sausage and condensed milk cans. He became a legend playing the conga, a tall and narrow drum of Congolese origin brought to Cuba by African slaves. He performed with the top names in Cuban music like Arsenio Rodriguez, Chano Pozo, Bebo Valdes and Israel "Cachao" Lopez. Tata shared the stage with some of the world's most renowned performers during a career spanning more than six decades including Josephine Baker, Dizzy Gillespie, Maynard Ferguson, Miles Davis and Frank Sinatra. Despite Tata's success in the United States, he returned to Cuba after Fidel Castro's communist revolution in 1959, saying he had never been able to get used to the racial segregation in the US at the time. Tata enjoyed renewed success in 2004 when he performed on the Grammy nominated hit album, Lagrimas Negras - Black Tears after spending years away from the public eye.- Miriam Acevedo was born in 1928 in Güines, Cuba. She was an actress, known for Footprints on the Moon (1975), Man of La Mancha (1972) and Naked City (1958). She died on 22 July 2013 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
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Rogelio Hernández was born on 19 March 1904 in Güines, Cuba. He was an actor, known for The Big Boodle (1957), Faltas a la moral (1970) and Una gallega en La Habana (1955). He died in February 1969 in Florida, USA.- Mariama Barbosa was born in 1974 in Guiné Bissau. She died on 29 July 2022 in Lisbon, Portugal.
- Iris Dávila was born on 18 May 1918 in Güines, Cuba. She was a writer, known for Y si ella volviera (1957), El amor no tiene precio (2005) and Mi apellido es Valdez (1957). She died on 18 January 2008 in Havana, Cuba.