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Performed by the legendary Cachao, one of my father’s favorite fellow Cuban artists:

I have had the somber task of writing my father’s obituary this week (see here), and one of the most surprising and awe-inspiring biographical facts I found as I was digging into the details of my father’s life was that … Continue reading →

I have posted Don Francisco’s obituary as well as a few family photos here: https://obituaries.forestlawn.com/obituaries/francisco-guerra Below is my favorite photo of my father:

My father as a young boy in Matanzas, Cuba:

I hope to post Part 2 of my father’s obituary on Tuesday (here is Part 1); in the meantime, below is this beautiful ballad in his honor, one of my all-time faves, from the hit Broadway musical RENT. (As an … Continue reading →

I dedicate this number by the band Cuba L.A. to the memory of my father, Don Francisco Florentino Guerra Fernandez (October 16, 1943–May 2, 2024).

I will write up a proper eulogy over the weekend, but for now it is with a heavy heart that I share the somber news that my father Don Francisco Florentino Guerra Fernandez died earlier this morning. He was a … Continue reading →