Antonio Machín

Antonio Abad Lugo Machín (11 February 1903, in Sagua la Grande, Cuba – 4 August 1977, in Madrid, Spain) was a Spanish-Cuban singer and musician. His version of El Manisero, recorded in New York, 1930, with Don Azpiazú's orchestra, was the first million record seller for a Cuban artist. Although this was labelled a rhumba, it was in reality a son pregón, namely, a song based on a street-seller's cry.

Antonio Machín
Born
Antonio Abad Lugo Machín

February 11, 1903
Sagua la Grande, Cuba
DiedAugust 4, 1977
Madrid, Spain
Resting placeCemetery of San Fernando, Seville, Spain
Spouse
María de los Ángeles Rodríguez
(m. 1943)
Children1
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