‘Dear Silvio, happy birthday to you. I keep listening to you when the road is hard. And when it isn’t too. Thank you for being here. Have a beautiful day with your loved ones and best wishes from those of us who love you for your immense work,’ he wrote.

From that social network, the president of the National People’s Power Assembly, Esteban Lazo, also sent congratulations to the Cuban singer-songwriter and stressed that his work is an imperishable part of the national culture.

Author of emblematic compositions such as Ojalá, La Maza, El Unicornio Azul and Te doy una canción, Rodríguez records a catalog of about twenty studio albums, five live albums and almost a dozen compilation and tribute plates.

His career is backed by dozens of national and foreign awards, including the Alejo Carpentier Medal, the Félix Varela First Degree Order, the Julio Antonio Mella Order, as well as the Doctor Honoris Causa at Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (Argentina) and Honorary Academic distinction of the Academy of Nursing Sciences of Vizcaya (Spain).

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