As per our current Database, Ruben Gonzalez has been died on Dec 8, 2003 (age 84).
When Ruben Gonzalez die, Ruben Gonzalez was 84 years old.
| Popular As | Ruben Gonzalez |
| Occupation | Pianist |
| Age | 84 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
| Born | May 26, 1919 (Cuba) |
| Birthday | May 26 |
| Town/City | Cuba |
| Nationality | Cuba |
Ruben Gonzalez’s zodiac sign is Gemini. According to astrologers, Gemini is expressive and quick-witted, it represents two different personalities in one and you will never be sure which one you will face. They are sociable, communicative and ready for fun, with a tendency to suddenly get serious, thoughtful and restless. They are fascinated with the world itself, extremely curious, with a constant feeling that there is not enough time to experience everything they want to see.
Ruben Gonzalez was born in the Year of the Goat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Goat enjoy being alone in their thoughts. They’re creative, thinkers, wanderers, unorganized, high-strung and insecure, and can be anxiety-ridden. They need lots of love, support and reassurance. Appearance is important too. Compatible with Pig or Rabbit.
Remembered best for his work with fellow Cuban Musicians Enrique Jorrin and Arsenio Rodriguez, this jazz and Latin-genre Pianist also performed and recorded with such acclaimed music groups as the Buena Vista Social Club and the Afro-Cuban All-Stars.
He studied to be a Doctor, but ultimately abandoned Medicine in favor of a career in music. His first recording (with Arsenio Rodriguez) was released in 1943.
He recorded his 1996 solo album, Introducing...Rubén González, in less than forty-eight hours.
He grew up in Santa Clara and Cienfuegos, Cuba. He died in Havana at the age of eighty-four.
In the mid 1990s, he began a late-career musical collaboration with American Guitarist Ry Cooder.
