Diego Gutiérrez (singer-songwriter)

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Diego Gutiérrez
Background information
Birth nameDiego Gutiérrez Abreu
BornCiego de Ávila
OriginCuba
Genres
OccupationsSinger-songwriter
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • voice
Years active1994–present
LabelsEgrem
Member ofLatin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences

Diego Gutiérrez ( Ciego de Ávila, September 25, 1974 ) is a Cuban singer-songwriter. His work mixes elements of Nueva Trova, Latin pop, the different genres and rhythms of his country, as well as folk, World Music and rock. For his album Palante el Mambo! (2018) was nominated at the 19th Annual Latin Grammy Awards 2018 in the Tropical Fusion Album category. [1]

Early life[change | change source]

Diego Gutiérrez was born in Ciego de Ávila, where he spent his childhood. There he learned in a self-taught way to play the guitar and sing the classics of the Traditional Trova and Nueva Trova. From a very young age he received the influences of the old country and popular music vinyls that were heard in his home.

Career[change | change source]

He began to write his first compositions at the Central University of Las Villas, where he found a cultural movement that would inspire him and drive him to pursue his musical career while studying English Language and Literature at said University. He first made himself known at amateur festivals, in which he had several Gold Diplomas, and then in recitals and tours throughout the Island. [2]

In 1997 he founded, along with other troubadours, the La Trovuntivitis songwriter's club in El Mejunje (in English), an emblematic place in Santa Clara, from which a new generation of singer-songwriters and their annual “Longina” Festival would emerge. [3]

He has been invited to share the stage in concerts by singer-songwriters such as David Torrens, Frank Delgado, Santiago Feliú and Carlos Varela, among others. Notable instrumentalists have participated in his records, each contributing their different genres and knowledge to the work of this singer and composer.

2000s[change | change source]

In 2006 he recorded his first album, De cero [4] (Sello Unicornio, Abdala Producciones) which received three nominations and two Cubadisco Awards. [5]

He has participated as a guest artist in the World Festival of Youth and Students in Algiers 2001 and in Caracas 2005. He was present in 2009 at the international festival of singer-songwriters Barnasants [6] in Barcelona where he offered his art on various stages in that city and later performed a series of concerts in Valencia, Seville and Madrid .

2010s[change | change source]

In 2015 he was awarded the Cuerda Viva [7] television program Award, which promotes alternative music, in the Trova category.

His second studio album Palante el Mambo! received a Cubadisco Award and a Latin Grammy Awards nomination in 2018. [8]

In 2019 he officially released his third studio installment entitled Piloto automático, which has the collaboration of David Torrens on one of his songs, along with other guests.

2020s[change | change source]

As a result of his musicalization of poems by eleven writers from Villa Clara, he was one of the winners in the "Del verso a la canción" contest, organized by the Pablo de la Torriente Brau Cultural Center, which would become his fourth album in 2021. of study with the title Viaje al Centro de la Tierra (EGREM). To promote this work, he was invited to present it at the Montevideo Book Fair, Uruguay 2019 and at the Buenos Aires International Book Fair 2022.

His songs appear in different anthologies and are performed and recorded by various performers.

Along with his style and performance, he emphasizes his texts and his personal vision of his country's poetic and musical tradition. [9]

Overseas[change | change source]

He has taken his work to the United States, Spain, the United Kingdom, Argentina, Switzerland, Mexico, Venezuela, Uruguay, Cyprus, and Bolivia on concert tours, festivals, and various stages.

Membership[change | change source]

He is currently a Voting Member of the Latin Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.

Discography[change | change source]

Studio albums[change | change source]

  • 2006: De cero
  • 2018: Palante el Mambo! [10]
  • 2019: Piloto automático [11]
  • 2021: Viaje al Centro de la Tierra [12]

Live album[change | change source]

  • 2008: Demasiado Diego . Recorded live at the Pablo de la Torriente Brau Center, Havana.

Collective records and anthologies[change | change source]

  • 2001: Trovanónima.cu . [13]
  • 2003: Acabo de soñar . Poems by José Martí set to music by young Cuban troubadours. [14]
  • 2005: A guitarra limpia. Antología 4 (Collective work) [15]
  • 2006: Te doy una canción. Vol.1 . Tribute concert to Silvio Rodríguez [16]
  • 2007: Decimas del gato Simón. poems set to music by Josefina de Diego. [17]
  • 2009: Del verso a la canción. Various Artists.
  • 2018: La Trovuntivitis . [18]
  • 2022: Nueva Trova y más. 50 anos. Vol.9 [19]

Awards and nominations[change | change source]

  • The Latin Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in the United States.
Latin Grammy Awards 2018
nominated work Reward Result
Palante el Mambo! Tropical Fusion nominated
  • The Cubadisco International Fair is the largest recording event on the island and its awards are given annually.
Cubadisco Awards
Year nominated work Reward Result
2007 De cero *Opera prima *Trova-pop-rock * Videoclip Winner *Trova-Pop-Rock *Best Video Clip
2008 Demasiado Diego (live) Trova nominated
2009 Del verso a la canción (various artists) * Record notes * Trova Winner * Record notes * Trova
2018 Palante el Mambo! Fusion Winner
2021 Piloto automático Trova-Pop-Rock nominated
  • The Lucas Awards is the most important national audiovisual festival, where the most outstanding video clips produced by filmmakers in the country in different categories are recognized annually.
Lucas Awards 2015
Year nominated work Reward Result
2015 El Cinematógrafo

(video clip)

• Trova

• Visual effects

• Art direction

• Debut.

• Animation

Winner • Best Trova video • Best visual effects video

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ de 2018, 31 de Octubre. "La lista completa de nominados y quiénes actuarán en los Latin Grammy 2018". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved June 3, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "Biografía". Cancioneros.com. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  3. ↑ "A guitarra limpia, Longina y una década de luces". Archivocubano. 2008. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  4. ↑ Joaquín Borges-Triana (2006). "De cero". Juventud Rebelde. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Que la música no falte". Cubanow. 2020. Archived from the original on April 3, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Casa America Catalunya". Casa Amèrica Catalunya. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Los jóvenes artistas de la Cuerda Viva | Portal del Arte Joven Cubano" (in Spanish). Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  8. ↑ Gort Peguero, Asalia (2018). "Del Cubadisco al Grammy". La Jiribilla. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Diego Gutiérrez viaja al centro de la poesía". La Jiribilla. 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  10. ↑ Hernández, Michel (2018). "Palante el Mambo!". Granma (periódico). Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  11. ↑ Palancar, Addiley (2019). "Piloto automático". Vistar Magazine. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Viaje al Centro de la Tierra". Cubarte. 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Pudiera dejar de ser anónima". Granma (periódico). 2001. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  14. ↑ Ruiz, Lianet, Ruiz, Lianet (2021). "José Martí en cuatro discos". Mambocuba. Archived from the original on November 8, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  15. ↑ "A Guitarra Limpia. Antología 4 (Obra colectiva)". Cancioneros.com. 2005. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Obra colectiva: Te doy una canción". Perrerac. 2006. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  17. ↑ Olivares Baró, Carlos. "El gato Simón canta décimas". Cubaencuentro. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  18. ↑ "La Trovuntivitis". Granma (periódico). 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  19. ↑ "La Egrem celebra su aniversario 58 y el 50 de la Nueva Trova". Agencia Cubana de Noticias. 2022. Archived from the original on April 1, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2022.

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