Of Catalan descent, Alea comes from a middle class family, he studied until graduating from high school

Image: Santiago Romero Chang. The Day of the Cuban Son, a date declared as a tribute to that musical expression, also recalls on Saturday the birthday of two of its great exponents: composer Miguel Matamoros and singer Miguelito Cuni.

Enrique Bonne and Johnny Ventura- National Music Prize winner Enrique Bonne and popular Dominican performer Johnny Ventura are joining their talents in an album in which they will be accompanied by the saxophone quartet Magic Sax, from this city.