Panchito Research

Francisco Hilario Riser Rincón, better known as Panchito Riset (Havana, Cuba, October 21, 1910-New York, August 8, 1988), was a Cuban singer and musician, an interpreter of boleros and other tropical genres. With a sharp voice, typical of the style of sonic tradition, he adhered to the naive and classic form of interpretation of bolero of the decade of the 30. Biography

He was born on October 21, 1910 in the neighborhood of Atarés, Havana. Since childhood he became interested in learning guitar and three.

She made her debut as a singer in the mid-1920s with the Septeto Esmeralda and later became part of the Sexteto Cauto, the Septeto Bolero and the legendary Sexteto Habanero. In 1928 sang in Sexteto Caney and in the Orchestra of Ismael Diaz.

In 1933 he met Don Aspiazú, who integrated him into his orchestra, replacing Machín. In that same year he sang for the first time in New York, with the orchestra Antobal's Cubans, in the "Madison Royal". He also performed at the Cubanacan Night Club.

During his time in New York, he was part of the orchestra of Xavier Cugat and Enrique Madriguera.

In 1934, he performed in Cuba with the Eliseo Grenet orchestra. He then returned to New York where he recorded with the Caney Quartet, the Rafael Hernández Victory Group and the Pedro Flores Quartet.

In 1938 he founded his own orchestra called La Conga with which he performed in California and New York. During World War II, he enlisted in the US Army, serving as an artist and medical volunteer from 43 to 45. At the end of the war, he returned to New York and appeared on the billboards of major Latino nightclubs as the "Versailles" or the famous "Carnegie Hall" until the late fifties.

He died in New York on August 8, 1988, because of multiple arteriosclerosis. Source

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