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Rubén González

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Also known as Ruben Gonzalez

Uruguayan footballer

Person · Open Library

Works
19

Top works

  • Montana Del Poder
  • Theme of Thieves Issue #4
  • Theme of Thieves Issue #3
  • Discovery
  • Fight for Your Dream

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Cuba
Active from
1919-05-26
Active to
2003-12-08
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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
124,820
Total plays
791,991

Tags

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Rubén González Fontanills (May 26, 1919 – December 8, 2003) was a Cuban pianist. Together with Lilí Martínez and Peruchín he is said to have "forged the style of modern Cuban piano playing in the 1940s". Between the 1940s and his retirement in the 1980s, he played with Cuba's most successful acts, including Paulina Álvarez, Arsenio Rodríguez, Orquesta América del 55, Orquesta Riverside and Enrique Jorrín. In the 1990s, he came out of retirement to play in the revival ensembles Afro-Cuban All St

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Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Position
Centre-Back
Nationality
Spain

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
González
Gender
male
Citizenship
Uruguay
Place of birth
Montevideo
Languages spoken
Spanish
Participant in
1962 FIFA World Cup
Member of team
New York Skyliners
Position played
defender
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date of birth
1939-07-17
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