Background
PUERTO, Emilio was born on November 16, 1903 in Mérida, Yuc., Mexico.
PUERTO, Emilio was born on November 16, 1903 in Mérida, Yuc., Mexico.
Educated, Colegio de la Salle (Havana, Cuba), 1915-1917, Saint John’s Prep. School (Danvers, Massachusetts, United States of America), 1917-1919. Graduated Phillips Exeter Academy, 1923.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1927, Master of Arts, 1928. Student, University of Berlin, 1929-1931. _ private piano lessons in Berlin with Edwin Fischer and Egon Petri, 1928-1931.
Director, Orquesta Sinfónica de Yucatán, since 1944. Member Amigos del Arte (president, since 1933).
Member board of director, Orquesta Sinfónica de Yucatán, since 1944. Member Amigos del Arte (president, since 1933).