Julio Cueva (Trinidad, Cuba, 12 April 1897 – Havana, 25 December 1975) was a Cuban trumpeter, composer and band leader.
[1] Cueva played cornet in the local children's band at ten, and soon composed a number of danzones.
Cueva's big break came when Don Azpiazú formed a band to tour Europe after the success of the Peanut Vendor.
This was a top-class outfit with several young members who later became famous, such as trumpeter Remberto Lara, with Tito Gómez and Cascarita (Orlando Guerra) on vocals.
[3] Cueva finally left the band and rejoined the Hermanos Palau orchestra, where he met the young pianist-arranger René Hernández.