Carlos Varela (singer-songwriter)

Carlos Victoriano Varela Cerezo (born April 11, 1963) is a singer-songwriter of nueva trova from Havana, Cuba. In the 1980s, he joined the Nueva Trova musical movement, a political and poetic musical genre.

For the 1940s bandleader, see Carlos Varela (bandleader).
Carlos Varela
Varela at the Miami International Film Festival presentation of The Poet of Havana
Background information
OriginCiudad de La Habana
GenresNueva Trova

Silvio Rodríguez, one of the most famous persons in the world nueva trova founders, "discovered" him and helped the "nomo" [Gnome] (nickname coming from the way he dresses) taking him on a tour to Spain. His first CD "Jalisco Park" was published in Spain. Nowadays Varela's music is known for its open criticism of the status quo, though it is still considered Nueva Trova, which itself began as a reaction to the unjust conditions that led to the Revolution.

The singer-songwriter Jackson Browne translated Carlos Varela's song "Walls and Doors" into English for Browne's 2014 Standing In The Breach recording and tour.[1][2] Varela's song "Una palabra" was used in the soundtrack of the film Powder Keg (2001) directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu starring Clive Owen,[3] and again in the film Man on Fire in 2004 starring Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning.[4] He has integrated his music into the soundtracks of several Cuban films as well, such as Las profecias de Amanda and Video de familia among others.

Discography
Year Album
1989 Jalisco Park
1991 Monedas al Aire
1992 Carlos Varela en vivo
1995 Como los peces
2000 Nubes
2003 Siete
2005 Los Hijos de Guillemo Tell Vol.1
2009 No es el Fin
2019 El Grito Mudo

References
  1. Browne, Jackson. "Standing in the Breach - English". jacksonbrowne.com. Inside Recordings. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  2. Thompson, Ginger (December 28, 2009). "Trying to Sway America's Cuba Policy With Song". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. p. A4. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  3. "Carlos Varela regresa a Miami". 14ymedio (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  4. Puertas, Céline (9 March 2019). "L'interview insomniaque de Gringe". Glamour.com (in French). Retrieved 23 March 2019.
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