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Pío Leyva

1917 - 2006

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Pío Leiva (May 5, 1917 – March 22, 2006) was a Cuban singer and the author of the guaracha El Mentiroso ("The Liar"). Leyva was part of the Buena Vista Social Club, and composed some of Cuba's best known standards. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pío Leyva is the 861st most popular musician (up from 1,009th in 2019), the 71st most popular biography from Cuba (up from 85th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Cuban Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Pío Leyva ranks 861 out of 3,175. Before him are Glen Matlock, Elmore James, Herb Alpert, Nicolas de Grigny, Pink Anderson, and Andi Deris. After him are The Big Bopper, Haruomi Hosono, Mark Evans, Brad Delson, Marco Uccellini, and Ric Ocasek.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Pío Leyva ranks 164. Before him are Kerim Kerimov, Robert Anderson, Victor Marijnen, Caspar Weinberger, Georgy Vitsin, and Oliver Tambo. After him are Philipp von Boeselager, Armando Trovajoli, Văn Tiến Dũng, Dabbs Greer, Suzy Delair, and Ernst von Glasersfeld. Among people deceased in 2006, Pío Leyva ranks 166. Before him are Rudi Carrell, Mariam Aslamazian, Vera Aceva, Bruno Kirby, Caspar Weinberger, and Chris Penn. After him are Mickey Hargitay, Larry Black, David Gemmell, Naushad, Rocío Jurado, and Johnny Servoz-Gavin.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Pío Leyva ranks 71 out of 300. Before him are Chucho Valdés (1941), Celia Sánchez (1920), José Lezama Lima (1910), Ramón Castro Ruz (1924), Leonardo Padura Fuentes (1955), and Mario García Menocal (1866). After him are Dámaso Berenguer (1873), Ramón Fonst (1883), Rico Rodriguez (1934), Frank País (1934), Jorge Bolet (1914), and Eliades Ochoa (1946).

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Among MUSICIANS In Cuba

Among musicians born in Cuba, Pío Leyva ranks 6. Before him are Compay Segundo (1907), Carlos Puebla (1917), Bebo Valdés (1918), Rubén González (1919), and Chucho Valdés (1941). After him are Rico Rodriguez (1934), Jorge Bolet (1914), Eliades Ochoa (1946), Dave Lombardo (1965), Paquito D'Rivera (1948), and Rudy Sarzo (1950).

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