Pacho Alonso (August 22, 1928 – August 27, 1982) was a Cuban singer and bandleader from Santiago de Cuba who is attributed with creating the musical form pilón in collaboration with percussionist/composer Enrique Bonne.
He founded his first conjunto in Havana in 1957.
[1] In the 1950s, Alonso sang with Benny Moré and Fernando Álvarez, a trio popularly known as "The Three Musketeers".
Later he sang with Ibrahim Ferrer.
Pacho Alonso also enjoyed tremendous success in his international tours through Latin America, Europe and Africa.