Ruben Gonzales
Rubén González (May 26, 1919 in Santa Clara, Cuba – December 8, 2003 in Havana, Cuba) was a Cuban pianist and member of the group Buena Vista Social Club and Estrellas de Areito.
He learned to play the piano at the music high school of Cienfuegos. He studied medicine but abandoned his studies due to financial difficulties. He began playing with groups in Las Villas. In 1940, he moved to Havana, where he played in the charangas of Paulina Álvarez and Paulín