Compay Segundo

Biography

Compay Segundo was a Cuban trova guitarist, singer, and composer born Máximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz Telles in Siboney, Cuba on November 18, 1907. He began his musical career at nine with the Municipal Band of Santiago de Cuba, later forming Los Compadres with Lorenzo Hierrezuelo in 1947, one of the most successful Cuban duos of their time. His music was rediscovered in Spain and gained international fame through the film "Buena Vista Social Club" (1999). He passed away on July 13, 2003.