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Luis Mario Ochoa – Bio<\/span>
<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>Guitarist, vocalist, composer, arranger and band leader Luis Mario Ochoa<\/b>, the Cuban-born, Toronto and Miami based musician, released his fifth album Forever Lecuona<\/i><\/b>, on April 6, 2022. A tribute to world renowned Cuban composer Ernesto Lecuona \u2013 known as the Gershwin of Cuba \u2013 the album features ten of some of the legendary artist\u2019s most beloved compositions, presented in a concert style recital program.<\/span>
As the primary force behind the emergence of Cuban music around the world in the early 20th century, Lecuona\u2019s compositions encapsulated the spirit of Cuban, African and Spanish influences producing a library of music across multiple genres including popular songs, piano solo compositions, as well as music for theater, ballet and opera. With a vast selection of music to choose from, he wanted to mirror Lecuona\u2019s ample array of styles, by featuring his tropical songs, congas, boleros, criollas, Afro Cuban dances and a Sevillana flavored song.<\/span><\/span>
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A multi-faceted musician, Luis Mario emigrated to Toronto from Cuba in 1990 after receiving a BA in classical guitar at the University of Havana, Instituto Superior de Artes. In Canada, he expanded his musical career as guitarist, vocalist, composer, arranger and band leader. His first album A La Cubana <\/i><\/b>(1995) was among the first Latin recordings to be released in Canada and the first from a Cuban born musician. Luis Mario also was a Latin Bigband teacher for 10 years at Toronto’s reknown Humber College of Jazz during 2003 and 2013. Luis Mario has recorded and performed many times with Latin jazz luminaries such as multi-Grammy\u00ae award-winner Paquito D\u2019Rivera and multi-Juno\u00ae awarded Hilario Dur\u00e1n.
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Over the years, Ochoa has produced and released three additional albums: La Fiesta<\/i> <\/b>(2000), Cimarr\u00f3n<\/i> <\/b>(2005) and Momentos Cubanos<\/i> <\/b>(2008). Tracks from his productions have been featured on Canadian major networks mini-series such as Traders (CBC) The Associates (CTV) as well as in the films Brave New Girl (2004) and Bailey’s Billions (2005). 
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Luis Mario’s has followed his Forever Lecuona album release in 2022, with the following singles:
2023 – <\/span>Por El Camino De La Vida (Dedicated to his parents), <\/span>Caipirinha, <\/span>Qui\u00e9reme Mujer, 2024 – <\/span>El T\u00edtere De Turno. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Luis Mario currently reside in Miami, Fl.<\/span><\/p>\r\n