LUCRECIA

Lucrecia Pérez Sáez is a Spanish-Cuban singer born in Havana who currently lives in Barcelona. She was born in El Vedado block of Havana, and passed her childhood in Guanabacoa, a township within the province of La Havana. She has worked in various movies and with several long established artists, including Celia Cruz, Chavela Vargas, Joaquín Sabina, Manzanita or Lluís Llach. At the early age of seven, Lucrecia Sáez Pérez began studying piano and music and was certified with a specialty in piano at the Instituto Superior de Arte de Cuba. She studied singing with Isolina Carrillo, the composer of the famous bolero "Dos Gardenias", popularized in Spain by Cuban singer Antonio Machin. Soon after completing her education, Lucrecia joined La Orquesta Anacoana, an all-female group which, since its founding in 1932, had become a Cuban institution. In the 1980s and early 1990s, Lucrecia made several international tours with the group. It was with Anacaona, read more...