Cheo Marquetti

José Marcelino Díaz Marquetti (April 26, 1909 – March 29, 1967), better known as Cheo Marquetti, was a renowned Cuban son vocalist and songwriter. Marquetti was born at 277 Velarde Street, El Cerro, Havana,[1] Cuba. He was the son of Mercedes Díaz Campos and David "El Lucumí" Marquetti Suárez,[2] an Abakuá member of Los Chinos Buenos, a mixed band whose members dressed as Chinese.[3] He grew up in the Havana neighborhoods of San Juan de Dios and Cayo Hueso.