(Prensa Latina - Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba - By: Laura Mendoza (World Data Service)

Havana.- The late singer Polo Montañés, revered in Cuba for his modesty, which he maintained in spite of his popularity abroad, will be the first figure in wax to be exhibited in the planned Wax Museum in the City of Bayamo, capital of the eastern province of Granma. It took brothers Leander and Rafael Barrios, who define themselves as popular artisans, a year to complete the figure of the musician, who died in a car accident at the end of November, 2002. This incident shook Cubans to the extent that many people from all over the country attended the burial of the singer songwriter in his Candelaria, Pinar del Rio birthplace.

The excellent replica of Montañés, shows him standing, wearing a white shirt and dark pants with his country hat on his head. The music of Montañés continues to be played by his band with the integration of singer Yoslier Charponier. The 18-year-old Yoslier is a resident of the Las Terrazas Community in Pinar del Rio, where Polo lived. The house of the singer is currently a museum in which some of his belongings are exhibited, including his hat, belt, lighter and some of his medals and trophies. Polo’s band recently returned from a promotional tour in Colombia, where they will return soon to record an item titled "Cuestion de Suerte", which includes unpublished songs of Polo and several members of the band, currently led by Amaury Romero Borrego, a nephew of Polo.