Graciela Pérez Gutiérrez was a Cuban salsa singer (1915 - 2010). She performed around the world, recording and sharing the stage with her adoptive older brother, Frank "Machito" Grillo who encouraged her to sing. They played along Mario Bauzá (originator of the genre Afro-Cuban Jazz) in the world renowned orchestra Machito and the Afro-Cubans.