He is the father of the Cuban composer Ramiro Valdés Puentes, awarded Cuba's First National Prize of Composition, who currently lives in Miami and in 2004 was the protagonist of a Telemundo 51 news series titled "The Commander's Son".
Ia adalah ayah dari komposer Kuba Ramiro Valdés Puentes, yang dianugerahi Penghargaan Komposisi Nasional Pertama Kuba, yang sekarang tinggal di Miami dan pada 2004 menjadi protagonis dari serial berita Telemundo 51 berjudul "The Commander's Son". ^ "Who's in and who's out in Cuba government shakeup".