Clara (Cuqui) Nicola

Clara (Cuqui) Nicola (22 March 1926[1] – 14 July 2017) was a prominent Cuban guitarist and professor.

[2] Clara (Cuqui) Nicola studied guitar with her mother Clara Romero de Nicola, a renowned guitarist and founder of the modern Cuban Guitar School, and graduated at the Municipal Conservatory of Havana.

[2][3] She also participated under her mother’s direction in the activities of the “Sociedad Infantil de Bellas Artes”, junior branch of the cultural organization “Pro-Arte Musical.”.

[6] Among her many disciples were the Cuban jazz guitarist Carlos Emilio Morales,[citation needed] and composer Edesio Alejandro.

[7] “Cubadisco de Honor” Award in 2012 [8] Cuqui Nicola died on July 14, 2017, after suffering a Cardiac arrest.