Silvestre Revueltas, Mexican violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1889)
Silvestre Revueltas Sánchez (December 31, 1899 – October 5, 1940) was a Mexican composer of classical music, a violinist and a conductor.
1940Oct, 5
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