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Ñico Saquito
Santiago de Cuba
Ñico Saquito is credited on 590 releases across 179 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1953–2020 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
590
Pressings credited
179
Albums
8
Decades active
4
In collections
Biography
Benito Antonio Fernández Ortiz (13 February 1901 – 4 August 1982), better known as Ñico Saquito, was a Cuban trova songwriter, guitarist and singer. He is widely considered the most prolific and successful composer of guarachas, most of which he wrote during his stint as a member of Los Guaracheros de Oriente. Among his most enduring compositions are "Cuidadito compay gallo", "María Cristina", "Adiós compay gato", "Al vaivén de mi carreta", "Camina como Chencha" and "Amarrao compé".
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
590 releases · 179 albums · active 1953–2020
- Performance · 724
- Other credits · 8
Studios: Estudios EGREM · Latin Sound Studios · La Discoteca C.A. · Estudios Cinearte
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Los Guaracheros De Oriente
- Luis Mariano
- Guillermo Portabales
- Orquesta Aragon
- Vieja Trova Santiaguera
- Eliades Ochoa
- Federico Y Su Combo Latino
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