Alex Cuba

Alexis Puentes (born 1974), better known by his stage name Alex Cuba, is a Cuban-Canadian singer-songwriter who sings in Spanish and English. He has won three Juno Awards in his career, with two wins for World Music Album of the Year in 2006 for Humo de Tabaco, and in 2008 for his second album, Agua del Pozo, and one win for Latin Music Recording of the Year in 2026 for Índole.

In 2010 he won the Latin Grammy for Best New Artist. His 2015 album, Healer, earned him a Latin Grammy Award for Best Singer-Songwriter Album and a Grammy Award nomination for Best Latin Pop Album. His 2021 album Mendó won the 2022 Grammy for Best Latin Pop Album.

Biography Puentes was born on March 29, 1974 in Cuba, spending his childhood in Artemisa. The son of guitar player and music teacher Valentin Puentes, he started playing guitar at the age of six. They parted ways as a band to launch solo careers in 2004. In 2003, Puentes moved to Smithers, British Columbia, the hometown of his wife, Sarah, whose father is politician Bill Goodacre. They have three children: Daniel, Rose and Owen Puentes.

In 2009, he co-wrote and recorded a duet with fellow Canadian Nelly Furtado. "Mi Plan" turned out to be the title track for her fourth studio album of the same name. Puentes co-wrote more than half of the songs on Furtado's album.

He gave a Tiny Desk Concert with his band in 2023.

At the Juno Awards of 2026, he was the inaugural winner of the new Juno Award for Latin Music Recording of the Year for his album Índole.

Discography The Puentes Brothers: 2001: Morumba Cubana Solo: 2004: Humo de Tabaco 2007: Agua del Pozo 2009: Alex Cuba 2012: Static in the System – "Ruido en el sistema" 2015: Healer 2017: "Lo Único Constante" 2019: "Sublime" 2021: "Mendó" 2023: "El Swing Que Yo Tengo" 2025: Índole

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards The Grammy Award is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement on the music industry. Cuba has received four nominations.