Antonio Machín
Antonio Machín | |
|---|---|
| Born | Antonio Abad Lugo Machín February 11, 1903 |
| Died | August 4, 1977 (aged 74) |
| Resting place | Cemetery of San Fernando, Seville, Spain |
| Spouse |
María de los Ángeles Rodríguez
(m. 1943) |
| Children | 1 |
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.