Maestro Gutiérrez, as he was called by his disciples, distinguished himself as the most outstanding Puerto Rican musician and composer of the 19th century.

Ana Otero Hernández was known as the successor to the great pianist Manuel Gregorio Tavárez, in his own words. She was also the first woman in Puerto Rico to conduct an orchestra.

Rafael Hernández represented the ideal of the Puerto Rican professional musician in the first half of the 20th century.

The history of African influences in Puerto Rican music begins long before 1508, the year in which the Spanish settled the island, and 1492, when Christopher Columbus made Europeans aware of the New World.

He has been called the “absolute genius of the XIX century music” and the “most prolific composer of danzas”.

This Puerto Rican soprano has distinguished herself both in musical theater and in concerts.