Magaly Ruiz

Doris Magaly Ruiz Lastres (born 1941) is a Cuban musician and composer.

Magaly Ruiz was born in Santa Clara, Cuba, in 1941.

In 1981, she graduated with a degree in Composition from the Instituto Superior de Arte de La Habana, where she studied with Harold Gramatges, César Pérez Sentenat, José Ardévol, Félix Guerrero, Alfredo Diez Nieto, Dolores Torres and Roberto Valera.

Several of her compositions are included as part of the curriculum of the leading music education institutions in Cuba, among them, the Conservatorio Amadeo Roldán, the Instituto Superior de Arte de La Habana, the Instituto Superior Pedagógico Enrique José Varona and Conservatorio Alejandro Garcia Caturla.

She has also been awarded several medals and honours, among them The Medalla por la Educación Cubana, Medalla al Mérito Pedagógico, Medalla José Tey, Distinción Especial of the Cuban Ministry of Education, and the Premio Anual de Composición of the Unión Nacional de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba to the total created work of a composer.