Nico Saquito
Benito Antonio Fernández Ortiz, known as Ñico Saquito, was born on February 13,
1901 in Santiago de Cuba and was a composer. At age 15, he began writing songs
and decided to pursue a career as a troubadour, abandoning his promising
baseball career. In the 1920s, Ñico Saquito formed his own group and joined the
Castillo Quartet, touring extensively across Cuba. He later founded Los
Guaracheros de Oriente, with whom he performed in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and
Venezuela throughout the 1950s. Notable works include "Esto es Cuba" (1956),
"Linda Guajira" (1960), and Good-bye Mr Cat (1993)...
