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Cuban singer, songwriter, and radio personality, best known as the composer of "Guantanamera", one of Cuba's most iconic and internationally recognized songs.Born in 1908 in the Los Sitios neighborhood of Havana, Fernández became a prominent figure on Cuban radio in the 1920s and 1930s. He earned the nickname "El Rey de la Melodía" (The King of Melody). His most enduring legacy is the song "Guantanamera", composed around 1929....