Vicente Gómez

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Vicente Gómez 8 July 1911 23 December 2001 was a Spanish guitarist and composer Gómez was born in Madrid where he learned his trade in a tavern in the red light district of Madrid that was owned by his father He worked there until he was 25 when he visited Russia He was involved in politics and opposed to General Franco He visited Cuba and Mexico and he was discovered whilst making a radio show in Mexico He worked in New York and toured South America In 1943 he became a US citizen and served in the American army In the 1950s he composed for Hollywood films before he retired to compose and teach