more people attended than event planners ever thought would. Visited Countries He has visited Colombia five times, France on two occasions; he has performed in Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, México, Ecuador, and Costa Rica too. He shared the stage with artists as Rubén Blades, Andy Montañez, Margarita Francisco, Cesária Évora, Cándido Fabré, Francisco Repilado (Compay Segundo), Eliades Ochoa, Adalberto Álvarez, Danny Rivera, Gilberto Santa Rosa and others. Death Polo Montañez died on November 26, 2002, six days after being hospitalized in the Carlos J. Finlay Military Hospital, as a result of a tragic car accident in the Coronela zone near San Cristóbal, Pinar del Río. He was buried in the cemetery of Candelaria, at Artemisa. The cultural centre in the main square of Viñales, Pinar del Rio, is named in his memory. Soon after his death the songwriter José Valladares composed a song in honour of Polo entitled "Cazador de Estrellas" (Star Hunter), which was interpreted by various artists such as Pedro Calvo, Paulito FG, Jenny (Los Van Van's vocalist) among others, making a tribute to the unforgettable figure of the Guajiro Natural. Discography Guajiro Natural (2000) - CD Lusafrica 362202 Guitarra Mía (2002) - CD Lusafrica 362502 Memoria (2004) - CD Lusafrica 462222 El Guajiro (2005) - DVD Lusafrica 462438, 2005 Cuestión de Suerte (2006) His greatest hit in his career was the song "Un montón de estrellas", included on his albums Guajiro Natural and Memoria, demonstrating his influence and love for everything that touched his heart. It achieved great success throughout Latin America. External links Obituary from canandiannetworkoncuba.ca Tribute from cuba-junky.com Música de Polo Montañez / Polo Montañez's Music Entrevistas / Interviews: Polo Montañez: Un montón de música Polo of the Mountains and from Beyond the Grave Agrupación Polo Montañez presenta nuevo disco (Article published at Radio Guamá Entrevista con Polo / Interview with Polo 1955 births 2002 deaths 20th-century Cuban male singers Road incident deaths in Cuba Cuban songwriters Male songwriters Latin music songwriters