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Juanito Márquez

real name Juan Rafael Márquez Urbino

Juanito Márquez is credited on 762 releases across 187 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1956–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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762

Credits

187

Albums

8

Decades active

47

In collections

Biography

Juanito Márquez was a Cuban guitarist, arranger, composer, conductor (July 4, 1929 Holguín - June 21, 2025 Miami)
Son, classical guitarist and orchestra director.
Has left Cuba and lived in Spain (1969-1976, where he worked for Hispavox as musical director. Since 1976 he was based in Miami joining Emilio and Gloria Estefan's Miami Sound Machine as arranger and orchestrator.
Creator of the style Pa'cá.
Played or worked with such artists as Hermanos Aviles, Combo Siboney, Enrique Bonne, Luis Mariano Avilés, Gloria Estefan, Mari Trini, Julio Iglesias, Cachao, Bebo Valdés, Julio Gutiérrez, Thomas Fundora,...
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Credited work

762 releases · 187 albums · active 1956–2026

  • Performance · 1,336
  • Other credits · 147
  • Production · 39
  • Mastering · 1

Studios: International Sound Studios · New River Studios · Criteria Recording Studios · Climax Recording Studio

Discography

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