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Roque Navarro                                               
"I see the cuatro as a part of my person.
Because here is where I express my joy, my sentiments, my sorrows.

Roque Navarro, circa 1960

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Roque Navarro circa 1960 with the prizewinning cuatro that he and his wife made.
photo collection of the artist
 

Notes on an illustrious career

The Cuatro Project Interview

The sound clips below are of Roque Navarro and his Group, dubbed from the 1954(?) film, "La Montaña Canta" made by the old División de Educación de la Comunidad of the Puerto Rican government. The group is made up of Roque Navarro, cuatro; Apolo Ocasio, guitar; Angel Vázquez and Nereida Maldonado, singers; Hipólito Rodriguez, "El Lindo", güiro.