Adalberto Cecilio Álvarez Zayas (22 November 1948 – 1 September 2021)[1][2] was a Cuban pianist, arranger, conductor, and composer.
Adalberto was born in La Havana on November 22, 1948, but considered himself a native of Camagüey, where he lived his early years.
[4] He was enrolled there between 1966 and 1972,[5] and also served as professor of Musical Literature at the Provincial School of Art of Camagüey during the 1970s.
[6] In 1984, Álvarez started the group Adalberto Alvarez y su Son, which he directed until his death from pneumonia in 2021, after contracting COVID-19.
[1] He was also deputy to the National Assembly of People's Power between 2013 and 2018 and was elected from Camagüey municipality.