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Pablo Casals
- Born
- 29 December 1876 (96 years old)
- Died
- 22 October 1973
- Place of birth
- El Vendrell, Catalonia, Spain
- Gender
- Male
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.
