Pedro Celestino Depestre González (June 1945 – 8 April 2001) was a Cuban violinist, arranger and musical director.
He joined Orquesta Aragón in 1958, at age thirteen, replacing his father, Filiberto Depestre Méndez.
[4] He later directed the Orquesta Típica Juventud, based in Santiago de Cuba, for many years, releasing several albums.
In 1979, he took part in the Estrellas de Areito recordings, improvised jam sessions featuring the most prominent musicians residing in Cuba at the time.
[3] In the late 1990s, Depestre played in several studio recordings by the Buena Vista Social Club project, which were released on albums by Ibrahim Ferrer and Omara Portuondo.