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Yasmani Grandal Facts

Yasmani Grandal (born November 8, 1988) is a Cuban-American professional baseball catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball. He played college baseball at the University of Miami. He previously played for the San Diego Padres. Gran

Mongo Santamaría Facts

Ramón “Mongo” Santamaría Rodríguez (April 7, 1917 – February 1, 2003) was a rumba quinto master and an Afro-Cuban Latin jazz percussionist. He is most famous for being the composer of the jazz standard “Afro Blue”, recorded by John Coltrane amon

Oscar Tuero Facts

Oscar Tuero (December 17, 1898 – October 21, 1960) was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of three seasons (1918–1920) with the St. Louis Cardinals. For his career, he compiled a 6–9 record in 58 appearance

Bebo Valdés Facts

Dionisio Ramón Emilio Valdés Amaro (October 9, 1918 – March 22, 2013), better known as Bebo Valdés, was a Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger. He was a central figure in the golden age of Cuban music, led two famous big bands, and w

Daryanne Lees Facts

Daryanne Lees Garcia (born 25 December 1986 in San Juan, Puerto Rico ) is a Cuban-Puerto Rican beauty queen who represented Cuba at Miss Grand International 2014 where she won the title.

Nelson Ascencio Facts

Nelson Ascencio (born August 30, 1964) is a Cuban actor and comedian. Ascencio is most notable for his membership in the recurring cast of comedians on sketch comedy series MADtv and for playing Flavius in The Hunger Games film series.

Bertila Damas Facts

Bertila Damas is a Cuban-born, American-raised actress.

Paul Casanova Facts

Paulino Ortiz Casanova (December 21, 1941) is a former catcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1965 to 1974 for the Washington Senators and Atlanta Braves.

Aurelio Monteagudo Facts

Aurelio Faustino Monteagudo Cintra (/aʊˈreɪli.oʊ mɒnteɪˈɡuːdoʊ/; November 19, 1943 – November 10, 1990), nicknamed “Monty”, was a right-handed screwball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball. He was the son of former big-leaguer Ren

Francisco Álvarez Facts

Francisco (“Francis”) Álvarez Cutiño (born April 12, 1969 in San Luis, Cuba) is a beach volleyball player from Cuba, who won the gold medal in the men’s beach team competition at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, par

Brayan Pena Facts

Brayan Eduardo Peña (born January 7, 1982) is a Cuban professional baseball catcher and first baseman for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). Peña has also played for the Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers.

Michel Hernandez Facts

Michel Hernández (born August 12, 1978) is a retired Cuban professional baseball catcher. He is now a minor league catching coach with the New York Yankees organization.