María Cervantes (30 November 1885 – 8 February 1981) was a Cuban pianist, singer, and composer.
[1][2] María Cervantes was born on 30 November 1885 in Havana.
She learned music from her father Ignacio Cervantes Kawanag (1847–1905), [3][1] who was a well-known musician[4] and "one of the first to use native Cuban music in his compositions".
[5][6][7] She also studied music from Gonzalo Nunez and Enriqueta Garcia.
[1] She interpreted her father’s danzas,[9] which was composed for her but “he was never able to find the logic to finish it.”[10] She was active as a musician until her death on 8 February 1981 in Havana.