dedicated his "Concert for Guitar and Orchestra" to him. After returning to Cuba in 1954, he performed the music of the Cuban film "Casta de Robles", from composer and conductor Félix Guerrero and participated in several TV shows. In 1960, Juan Antonio Mercadal established his residence, together with his family, in Miami, Florida, United States, and in 1962 he founded one of the first classical guitar programs in an important university within the US, the University of Miami. During the last years of his life, Mercadal offered approximately ten concerts per year and recorded an album of pieces for the guitar that was released after his death in 1998. After his passing, he left his wife, three kids, and nine grandchildren who are still living healthy lives. See also Music of Cuba Classical guitar in Cuba References External links YouTube: Juan Mercadal plays "La Comparsa" by Ernesto Lecuona: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmkl6ulsdpM YouTube: Juan Mercadal plays Gnattali Concerto 1st Movement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UshlKlhBszk YouTube: Juan Mercadal - La Maja de Goya (Enrique Granados): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfVm9oC6YFE YouTube: Juan Mercadal plays Gavottes 1&2 by Manuel Ponce: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff4d2HsG8u8 Acoustic guitarists Cuban classical guitarists Cuban male guitarists 1925 births 1996 deaths 20th-century guitarists 20th-century male musicians 20th-century classical musicians Cuban emigrants to the United States