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Beny Moré was born on August 24, 1919, in Santa Isabel de las Lajas, Cienfuegos, Cuba. Despite lacking formal music training, he possessed an exceptional voice and was a master of various Cuban music genres, including son montuno, mambo, guaracha, guajira, cha cha cha, Afro-Cuban, canción, guaguancó, and bolero. Known as "El Bárbaro del Ritmo" and "El Sonero Mayor," Moré moved to Havana in 1940, where he performed in clubs, restaurants, bars, and cafes with his guitar. His breakthrough came when he won first prize on the CMQ radio station's talent show, La Corte Suprema del Arte. He was discovered by Siro Rodríguez of the Trío Matamoros while singing at the bar El Temple, which led to him touring Mexico as the lead singer with Conjunto Matamoros in the mid-forties. Moré settled in Mexico, recording music and performing with the acclaimed Son Veracruz band, and produced around 60 records with the Damaso Perez Prado Orchestra. He returned to Cuba in the late 1950s and formed the Giant Orchestra in August 1953, achieving immense popularity in the US and Latin America. Moré remained in Cuba until his death in 1963.

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