00:00The Cuban Institute of Music announced the awarding of the 2025 National Music Prize
00:05to singer-songwriter Mauri Pérez Vidal, one of the most influential voices in Cuban music.
00:10Born in 1953 the son of emblematic figures in culture, the musician and composer became a leading figure
00:17in the Nueva Trova musical movement that marked a generation.
00:21His work spans musical genres such as jazz, pop, rock and romantic songs,
00:26which have established him as one of the most important composers of the second half of the 20th century.
00:33In addition to his work as a performer and producer, he has shown on television and in film as an actor,
00:40as well as in literature, leaving his mark on national culture.
00:44The award was presented in Havana in the presence of authorities from the Cuban Institute of Music
00:49and a jury made up of prominent artists.
00:52With this award, Cuba celebrates the career of an artist who has known
00:57how to combine tradition and modernity in each of his songs.
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