José Curbelo (February 18, 1917, Havana - September 21, 2012, Miami) was a Cuban-born American pianist and manager.
[1] Both of Curbelo's parents were born in Cuba, but his father had studied classical violin in the United States before returning to play with the Havana Philharmonic Orchestra.
Curbelo disbanded the group in 1959 and took up managing, founding an agency for Latin musicians called Alpha Artists.
[3] Throughout the 1960s, Curbelo managed most of the major Latin bands in New York and was successful in negotiating favorably with promoters on behalf of his artists.
[3] Curbelo invested in real estate later in life and moved to Miami in the 1980s, where he continued booking artists for festivals.