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The beautiful words of Yeny Valdés to his former Van Van teammate Pedrito Calvo

Those who were bandmates in Los Van Van continue to maintain a beautiful friendship

Yeny Valdés y Pedrito Calvo © Instagram / Yeny Valdés
Yeny Valdés and Pedrito Calvo Photo © Instagram / Yeny Valdés

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The Cuban singerYenisel Valdés He has made a publication through his Facebook profile in which he has dedicated some beautiful words to the Cuban singer as well.Pedro Calvo.

With a photograph in which the two appear hugging and smiling, the former vanvanera wanted to make public the great affection, respect and admiration she feels for whoever was her stage partner for many years:

"What a blessing for me to work alongside maestro Pedro Calvo! This man is all humility, dedication and good character, there is no room in him for arrogance or stardom. Thank you Pedro for brightening the lives of so many of us, my husband Erick Barbería and "We thank you. There are 77 and the man does not believe in anyone."

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Yeni Valdés and Pedrito Calvo worked together during their time in the famous orchestra founded by the late Cuban musicianJuan Formell, Los Van Van. Both are part of the most important voices that "El Tren de la salsa" has had during its career, so much so that their labels and musical styles are still valid in some of the group's greatest hits.

After 16 years being the female figure par excellence of the band,New Valdes She permanently left Los Van Van to start a new life in the United States with her husband, fellow Cuban musician Erick Barbería. As he made his followers knowthrough a statement issued by his Facebook account, his decision was completely based on love and not on the idea of embarking on a solo career.

Pedrito Calvo, for his part, was an undisputed leader of Los Van Van since he joined it at the end of 1973. However, in 2002 he decided to start his own musical project away from the Formells and founded the band La Nueva Justice in which he currently works as lead singer.

Although the two artists took different paths, their respect for "El Tren de la salsa" has remained. Recently, Pedrito Calvo participated in theemotional concert that took place at Studio 60 in the city of Miami, Florida, on the occasion of the celebration of the 50th anniversary ofApart From From and Yeni fondly remembers her time in the Formell orchestra all the time through publications made on her social networks.

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Natural from Cuba, but I live in Spain. I studied Social Communication at the University of Havana and later graduated in Audiovisual Communication at the University of Valencia. I am currently part of the CiberCuba team as an editor in the Entertainment section.


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