Pablo Castellanos Cámara

Pablo Castellanos Cámara (1917–1981) was a virtuoso pianist, conductor, and music teacher who held dual American and Mexican nationality.

Castellanos came from a distinguished lineage of musicians (both parents were concert pianists) and public figures. After receiving a solid musical education in the United States, France, and Germany, studying with renowned musicians such as Alfred Cortot and Edwin Fischer, Castellanos settled in Mexico. He performed concerts throughout the country and taught at educational institutions such as the National Conservatory of Music and UNAM, shaping a new generation of prominent pianists. In addition to his career as a concert pianist, Castellanos was prolific in writing, dedicating much of his life to research and publishing works on the history of music, with his notable work being Horizons of Pre-Columbian Music (1980).