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2CD set of the late Cuban tenor and the greatest sonero of the pre-WWII era's hits. Machin broke the color barrier in one of the island's most prestigious orchestras becoming a pivotal figure in the history of Cuban music. His ambition to sing opera was frustrated by the fact that he was born a poor mulatto in his country at the turn of the century. He left Havana for New York in 1930 where he sang "El Manisero" ("The Peanut Vendor"), the first Cuban song to become a national hit in the United States. Machin later relocated in London, Paris and settled in Madrid.