Fernando Borrego Linares (born on June 5, 1955), also known as Polo Montañez,
was a Cuban singer-songwriter and one of the most important exponents of the son
cubano. A self-taught musician, Montañez started playing tumbadoras and guitar
in family gatherings with his father at the age of 7. After busking in touristic
hubs with his group throughout the province of Artemisa, he started to write his
own songs around 1973. By the time he turned 44, Montañez had penned more than
70 songs with no intention of ever releasing them. In 1999, he met one of the
owners of the European Lusafr...