Alamar, Cuba — Miami, FL
Alexander
Delgado
Gente de Zona · 25 Years of History
Alamar, Cuba — Miami, FL
Gente de Zona · 25 Years of History
"We never knew your talent would be
stronger than their chains.
Music was always the weapon."
— Alexander Delgado · On "Patria y Vida", 2021
Born on August 21, 1979 in Alamar, one of Havana's working-class neighborhoods, Alexander Delgado grew up with music as his only escape. Before the world knew his name, he sold coffee cakes on the street, worked in a bakery, and played basketball — dreaming of something bigger.
What started as a teenager with a microphone in Havana became one of the most decorated careers in Latin music history. His voice would go on to be heard in 50+ countries, earn 6 Latin Grammys, and make history as the first Spanish-language artist to surpass 3 billion YouTube views.
Childhood
Youth
Career
Rise
Awards
Legend
Family
Lo D'Alex
"Enrique Iglesias almost gave this song to someone else.
Alexander's voice made it immortal."
Two decades of excellence recognized by the recording academy
Song of the Year
Best Urban Fusion
"This wasn't just a song.
It was 60 years of silence
finally speaking."
Released on February 16, 2021, "Patria y Vida" became the anthem of the historic July 2021 Cuban protests — the largest the island had seen in decades. The song, whose title inverts Castro's revolutionary slogan "Patria o Muerte," triggered security warnings from the FBI for Alexander's concerts. Rolling Stone, The Washington Post, CNN, and NPR covered the moment as a defining event in both Latin music and Cuban history. Alexander Delgado put his career, his freedom, and his legacy on the line. He chose truth.










Collaborations · World Artists
After 25 years touring the world — from Tokyo to Madrid, from São Paulo to New York — Alexander Delgado came home to Miami and built something for the people he loves most.
Lo D'Alex is not a restaurant. It is the extension of a life lived fully — every flavor on the menu is a memory from a city visited, a culture absorbed, a moment that deserved to be remembered.