In the restaurant El Emperador works one of these places conceived for the enjoyment of the third age, although also the young people visit it. There sings William Emilio Agüero López, artistic director of the space. With a splendid smile he came up to me and without protocols he invited me to his table to converse. His beautiful interpretations are a noun apart from the historiography of this artist of the catalog of the Provincial Music Center, for his praiseworthy community work, like cultural promoter of the neighborhood-level governmental organization La Belén.

“It is not just a question of folklore. It is necessary to study in depth the conceptions of this type of music. What you listen here is a thermometer of the popular taste. We see the outcomes when the show wraps up and they all go out very happy”.

- How do you come to the "discotemba"?

- I am one of the founders of this club of the Década, I belong to the executive integrated by a president and two vowels. Most of the assistants are member and those that not, also like these songs, for the cozy local and because they want to enjoy a different Sunday.

There they celebrate historical dates, wedding anniversaries, birthday and the local proper activities as the show with amateur singers, that every Sunday present a special guest.

William Emilio kicked off his professional life in 2000, like soloist in El Caribe, under the guidance of Luis Ángel Velazco, and in other night centers. Now he works for the Municipal Direction of Culture. He has taken his art to different communities, as member of the artistic group “De Cuba Soy”, led by Rigoberto Álvarez. “With this group we go to the constituencies and to recondite places of the municipality of Camagüey”, adds enthusiastically.

- In addition to El Emperador: where is it possible to listen to you?

- In the night center El Potro, every Saturday at 10:00 pm, or where Culture has, because the meaning of my life is to sing to the people. Then a sudden memory changes his smile in sadness: "My mom was supporting me, but she had not see me singing in public. My sister managed to take her to the Principal Theater, nevertheless she died six days later.

- How complex is the work of an artistic promoter?

- I take six years realizing activities in seven constituencies, for all the groups of neighbors. I support a good coordination with the schools of the area and the arts instructors. Also I integrate the group of Social Prevention. I have been recognized by the Government, the Party and several institutions. Without the support of Municipal Culture nothing of this would be possible. Parodying the name of my sociocultural project in the quarter, it is achieved “Haciendo camino al andar”.

Translated by BA in English Language, Manuel Barrera Téllez

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