Eliseo Grenet Sánchez (12 June 1893 in Havana – 4 December 1950) was a Cuban pianist and a leading composer/arranger of the day.

Emilio went on composing even after having a leg bitten off by a shark in 1930;[3] Ernesto was a drummer who became leader of the Tropicana's orchestra.

[1] Eliseo studied music under Mercedes Valenzuela and Leandro Simón Guergué, the father of Moisés Simons.

In this zarzuela, Grenet's number, the tango-congo Ay, Mamá Inéz, became a huge hit, and remains popular today and is often heard at wedding receptions.

He wrote film music for La Princesa Tam-tam, starring Josephine Baker (Paris); Escándalo de estrellas, Conga bar and Estampas coloniales featuring Miguelito Valdés, (México City); Milonga de arrabal, (Buenos Aires); Noches cubanas, (New York); and Susana tiene un secreto, (Barcelona).

Grenet wrote, amongst many other numbers, Las perlas de tu boca, El sitierito, Lamento esclavo, Tabaco verde, La comparsa de los congos, La mora, México, La princesa tam-tam, Papá Montero, Rica pulpa, Mi vida es cantar, Lamento cubano, Negro bembón, Tu no sabe inglé, Sóngoro cosongo, Ay!