Pupy Pedroso

Name:  César de las Mercedes Pedroso Fernández
Date of birth: 24 September 1946
Place of birth: Havana, CUBA

One of the key musicians of Cuban Pop Music and Timba. Fernández is a Cuban pianist and  composer who started his professional career with the ensemble Orquesta Revé. He was also a founding member of Los Van Van. For many years Pupy wrote the songs for the group, becoming one of the most prolific latin composers of the last 30 years.

In 2001 Fernández started his solo career with the album “De La Timba a Pogolotti”. After the 9th year of Pupy y Los Que Son Son, César says that one of the most important things they’ve achieved is to “conquer a place in the world of the dancer” ~  “Conquistar un lugar en la preferencia de los bailadores”

They released the album “Tranquilo Que Yo Controlo” in 2008 and as recognition they received the “Fiesta Cubana Award” for the best album of the year in France.

Discography:
With ”Los Van Van”
1988    Songo
1993    Aquí El Que Baila Gana
1993    De Cuba Los Van Van
1993    Esto Esta Bueno
1995    Cesar Pedroso: Fruta Prohibida
1996    La Habana Sí
1996    Lo Ultimo En Vivo
1996    De Cuba
1997    Con La Salsa Formell
1998    Te Pone La Cabeza Mala
1999    Llego Van Van
2001    Que Voy a Hacer Si Tu Te Vas

With ”Pupy y los Que Son Son”
2001    De la Timba a Pogolotti
2002    Timba: The New Generation of Latin Music
2002    Qué Cosas Tiene La Vida
2002    Pupy y Los Que Son Son
2003    Pupy el Buenagente
2005    Mi timba "cerrá"
2008    Tranquilo Que Yo Controlo


by Zsuzsa Melkvi
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About the Author: Zsuzsa Melkvi is a salsa dancer and teacher, having competed in Latin-American and Standard dances from 1995-1998. She is also the founder of Baila Cuba (www.bailacuba.hu), a Dance company focused on giving exclusively pure Afro-Cuban workshops in Hungary. Zsuzsa holds a BA degree in Economics from the University of Hertfordshire.