Cheo Marquetti

José Marcelino Díaz Marquetti (April 26, 1909 – March 29, 1967), better known as Cheo Marquetti, was a renowned Cuban son vocalist and songwriter.
Marquetti was born at 277 Velarde Street, El Cerro, Havana, Cuba. He was the son of Mercedes Díaz Campos and David "El Lucumí" Marquetti Suárez, an Abakuá member of Los Chinos Buenos, a mixed band whose members dressed as Chinese. He grew up in the Havana neighborhoods of San Juan de Dios... meer