Name/Title
EP record "Maggie Carlés" (Areíto/EGREM 7″ 45 rpm EP, EPA-6152)Entry/Object ID
2025.1.290Description
A 7-inch, 45 rpm extended-play vinyl record in an illustrated paper sleeve, produced and distributed by EGREM on its Areíto label. Four songs by the Cuban singer Maggie Carlés, all tagged on the sleeve and label as shake (the 1960s beat/go-go dance genre). Side A: "En Este Junio" (Juan Almeida) and "Así Es Mi Amor Primero" (Eddy Gaytán); Side B: "No Preguntes Cómo Fue" (Eddy Gaytán) and "Siempre Eres Tú" (José Pedroso). The red-and-white Areíto disc label carries the Taíno cemí device, the EGREM slogan "La música cubana alrededor del mundo," "45 rpm," "EPA-6152."Context
Maggie Carlés — born Juliana Magaly Carlés Pacheco in Havana on August 17, 1950 — began her solo career in 1967, appearing on the television program Música y Estrellas, and went on to become one of Cuba's most celebrated voices, later forming a famous duo with Luis Nodal that specialized in Spanish-language versions of English-language pop hits. Here she is a teenager at the start of that career.
The most telling detail is the songwriting: "En Este Junio" is credited to Juan Almeida — Juan Almeida Bosque, a Comandante de la Revolución and one of the Cuban leadership's most prolific songwriters (he wrote other numbers for Carlés, including the Areíto EP "Es así como te quiero"). A shake penned by a member of the revolutionary military command and sung by a teenage pop star. The packaging reinforces the point — its cosmopolitan, primary-color pop-art lettering (by Amaury Febles, who also designed the Música Infantil sleeve) speaks the international graphic language of 1960s youth culture.Audio Format
45 RPM RecordCollection
The Cabrera Arús family collection, Leopoldo Arús Gálvez collectionAlbum Detail
Contributors
Contributor
Amaury FeblesRole
DesignerContributor
Maggie CarlesRole
SingerRecord Label
AreítoPlace Recorded
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaLanguage
SpanishAlbum Artwork Description
The sleeve is a bold pop-art design — the artist's name spelled in cut-out, multicolored letters on collaged primary-color blocks against deep blue — credited to Amaury Febles; the back lists the program and "Producido y distribuido por egrem La Habana, Cuba – (Curva RIAA)."Notes
Dating: the catalog number EPA-6152 sits just below the Los Van Van EP (EPA-6169, 1969), and Carlés's solo career began in 1967 — so best dated c. 1968–1969. (The pencilled "72/2" on the back is likely a later inventory/price mark, not a pressing date.)
Credits: all four tracks are shakes; composers are Juan Almeida ("En Este Junio"), Eddy Gaytán ("Así Es Mi Amor Primero," "No Preguntes Cómo Fue"), and José Pedroso ("Siempre Eres Tú"). Note Juan Almeida Bosque's dual identity as revolutionary comandante and songwriter.Track Details
Title
En este junioTrack Contributors
Contributor
Juan AlmeidaRole
ComposerLanguage
SpanishTitle
Asi es mi amor primeroTrack Contributors
Contributor
Eddy GaytanRole
ComposerLanguage
SpanishTitle
No preguntes como fueTrack Contributors
Contributor
Eddy GaytanRole
ComposerLanguage
SpanishTitle
Siempre eres tuTrack Contributors
Contributor
Jose PedrosoRole
ComposerLanguage
SpanishDimensions
Height
18.5 cmWidth
18.5 cmRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Leopoldo Arús GálvezNotes
ownerPerson or Organization
Maggie CarlesNotes
artistPerson or Organization
Juan AlmeidaNotes
composerRelated Places
Place
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
production, acquisitionCreated By
Hana FlammCreate Date
March 25, 2022Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
June 16, 2026
