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Luz Marinas talent shines at the Arsht.
A Miami Cuban-folk-fusion singer grows up.
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Nito Mestre Does Macarena
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Published on April 03, 2008
In Miami, Mestre likes the fact that taxi drivers don't hound him about his latest projects. Rather, people here generally ask why his voice sounds so damn familiar. But in both places, he's pleased by the deep emotional bonds fans express when they meet him. "I'm not so impressed with people coming up and telling me: 'Wow, you're a great musician,'" he says, "as I am with people saying, 'You're part of my life. You accompanied me when I felt alone as a child or when I hung out with my friends; and when I moved, I always carried your albums with me.'"