Los Zafiros (The Sapphires) were a Cuban close-harmony vocal group working from 1961–1970. The group was part of the filín (feeling) movement, inspired by American doo-wop groups such as The Platters. Their music was a fusion of Cuban genres, such as the bolero, with doo-wop, ballads, R&B, calypso, Bossa Nova and rock. Los Zafiros were formed in Cayo Hueso, Havana in 1961, by Néstor Milí Bustillo, with the members: *
Leoncio Morúa (Kike) *
Miguel Cancio (Miguelito) *
Ignacio Elejalde, a counter-tenor, in high register. *
Eduardo Elio Hernández (El Chino) *
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