Alexander Abreu
Background information
Born	(1976-09-06) September 6, 1976 (age 48) Cienfuegos, Cuba
Origin	Havana, Cuba
Genres	Cuban salsa Timba
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Páfata Productions
Member of	Havana D'Primera

Alexander Abreu Manresa (September 6, 1976) is a Cuban trumpet player, songwriter and singer. He leads the band Havana D'Primera.^{[citation needed]}

He was born in Cienfuegos on September 6, 1976. By the age of 20, he had become a widely recognized Cuban musician after graduating from the National Art Schools (Cuba) (ENA) of Havana in 1994. He went on to be a trumpet teacher at ENA and professor of jazz and Cuban music at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory of Copenhagen in Denmark.^{[citation needed]}

In 2012, he appeared as an actor in the film 7 Days in Havana, in the segment "Tuesday Jam Session" with Emir Kusturica.^[1]

In 2008, Abreu decided to create his own band called Havana D'Primera. Surrounded by musicians from the great timba bands, most of whom played with Issac Delgado, the group recorded their first album entitled Haciendo Historia (EGREM / 2009)^[2] and went on to release the albums Pasaporte (Páfata Productions / 2013),^[3] La Vuelta al Mundo (Páfata Productions / 2015)^[4] and Cantor del Pueblo (Páfata Productions / 2018).^[5]