Pau Casals(1876-1973)
- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Born of a Catalan father and Puerto Rican mother in the small town of
Vendrell, Spain, Casals began his career performing music with his
father Charles in church. One of 9 children, Casals became an
international sensation due to his musical style, however with the
beginning of the Spanish Civil War and Franco's eventual victory and
rise in Spain, Casals self-exiled himself to Puerto Rico, where he died
in 1973.
