Rubén Cedeño (born 21 May 1952 in

Caracas Caracas ( , ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas (CCS), is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern p ...

), is a Venezuelan musician, composer, painter, writer and speaker on metaphysical subjects. He was a disciple of

Conny Méndez Juana María de la Concepción Méndez Guzmán, commonly referred as Conny Méndez (11 April 1898 – 26 November 1979) was a Venezuelan composer, singer, writer, caricaturist, actress and metaphysicist. Biography Her parents were the poet E ...

, who in 1946 founded the Metaphysical Teachings in Venezuela. He was one of her students and they had a very close relationship based on the teachings and their friendship as well. Rubén Cedeño has been writing and speaking publicly on Metaphysics for many years and as a result of his efforts, he founded or inspired the foundation of metaphysical groups in

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and

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. He wrote more than 300 books, some of which have been translated to English, Italian, French and Portuguese and hold a place in many national libraries, such as Library of

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Jewish Nacional and University Library National Library of Italy., Library of Italy His core message can be summarized in positive thinking, self-knowledge, the Inner Christ, the Seven Aspects of God, forgiveness practice and compassionate love.Metaphysics Pillars, 2da. ed., Buenos Aires, Señora Porteña, 2006. pp.10 Rubén Cedeño holds a place in the Encyclopedic Music of VenezuelaPeñín, José y Guido, Walter, Enciclopedia de la Música en Venezuela, 1998, , Fundación Bigott. Tomo I, 361, Caracas, Venezuela and he is among the most famous musicians of Venezuela. :es:Música de Venezuela, Musica Venezolana He graduated from the Conservatory of Music "Juan Manuel Olivares" in Caracas, Venezuela as a professor of singing. In

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, he specialized in Kodaly method and composed the Hungarian merengue "Having Chereznye Palinka". As composer of folk and infantile musicCatalogofunves.org
/ref> the most recognized works are: The Aguinaldo ''Que Navidad'' part of the Venezuelan Christmas repertoire and interpreted by the mezzo-soprano

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, ''Cantata infantil Simón Bolívar'', ''Misa de Mi Tierra'' among others. It was National Prize of popular music of the INAVI with his valse'' Nora''. The hymn ''Hail to the Statue of Liberty'', received the congratulation of President

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