Benny Moré, born Bartolomé Maximiliano Moré Gutiérrez on August 24, 1919, in
Santa Isabel de las Lajas, Cuba, was a Cuban singer, songwriter, and bandleader.
He began performing in Havana bars and cafés in the early 1940s after winning a
radio contest on CMQ. In 1944, he joined Conjunto Matamoros, recording with the
group and relocating to Mexico in 1945, where he adopted the stage name Beny
Moré and recorded mambos with Pérez Prado including “Bonito y Sabroso” and
“Mucho Corazón”. Returning to Cuba in 1952, he formed the 16-piece Banda Gigante
in 1953, releasing hits such as “Ma...