Winner of five Grammy awards and three Latin Grammy awards, and creditor of many doctorates, Dionisio Jesus "Chucho" Valdés Rodriguez natural from Quivican, Province Havana, Cuba.
He was born in 1941, The pianist, composer, professor of music, musical arranger and director of group, began his musical training in his former years at home under his father's influence "The great Bebo Valdés and his mother Pilar Rodriguez, teacher of piano and singing.