Musician
Bebo Valdés
A Cuban bandleader who was rediscovered in his eighties and won three Grammys.
Dionisio Ramón Emilio Valdés Amaro, better known as Bebo Valdés, was a Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger. He was a central figure in the golden age of Cuban music, especially due to his big band arrangements and compositions of mambo, chachachá and batanga, a genre he created in 1952.
- Born
- 1918-10-09, Quivicán, CubaA Wednesday
- Died
- 2013-03-22, Stockholm, SwedenA Friday, aged 94
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Sagittarius
- Nationality
- Cuba
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1918-10-09, Quivicán, Cuba · time unknown, noon chart
America/Havanathe zone used then
America/HavanaThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 15°36′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 5°42′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 11°19′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 4°07′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 5°57′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 14°49′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 25°02′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 24°02′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 9°00′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 6°39′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2013-03-22, Stockholm, Sweden · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Stockholmthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 1°59′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 2°08′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 6°38′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 0°24′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 7°53′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 10°21′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 10°41′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 8°06′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 3°53′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 11°28′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Bebo Valdés was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.