Los Hermanos Rigual

{{Short description|Cuban musical group}}

Los Hermanos Rigual were a Cuban vocal group based in Mexico, mainly active in the sixties. It consisted of the brothers Pedro, Carlos and Mario Rigual, all natives of Guantánamo.

The trio started performing as guitarists and singers in Havana before moving to Mexico, where they got their first successes.Dario Salvatori. "Hermanos Rigual, Los". Gino Castaldo (ed.). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990.

Their first hit was the cha-cha tune "Corazón de melón", which was one of the best-selling songs in Mexico in 1958{{cite book |last1=Mejía Barquera |first1=Fernando |title=El Sound Track de la vida cotidiana: Radio y música popular en México D.F. |date=June 2006 |publisher=Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales UNAM|page=204}} and was later covered in English by Rosemary Clooney with the Pérez Prado orchestra, and in Japanese by Moriyama Kayoko under the title "メロンの気持".

They had another major hit in 1962, thanks to the song "Cuando calienta el sol" which became an international hit.Dario Salvatori. "Hermanos Rigual, Los". Gino Castaldo (ed.). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990.{{cite book|last=Eddy Anselmi|title=Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana|publisher=Panini Comics, 2009|isbn=8863462291}} Following the success of the song for a few years they focused their activities in Europe and particularly in Italy, where they appeared in several television shows and were entered into the competition at the 14th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival.Dario Salvatori. "Hermanos Rigual, Los". Gino Castaldo (ed.). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990.{{cite book|last=Eddy Anselmi|title=Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana|publisher=Panini Comics, 2009|isbn=8863462291}} In the late 1960s the trio moved back to Mexico City, where they continued to enjoy some local success.Dario Salvatori. "Hermanos Rigual, Los". Gino Castaldo (ed.). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990.

Carlos Rigual died on 17 November 1994, Pedro on 26 March 2012 and Mario on 1 October 2017.