Fernando Alonso (17 December 1914 – 27 July 2013) was a Cuban ballet dancer and co-founder of the Cuban National Ballet.Born in Havana, Cuba in 1914, Alonso began his career in 1935.In 1937, he traveled with his brother and wife Alicia to the United States. In 1940, he and Alicia joined the American Ballet Theatre, where they remained until 1948. They returned to Havana and were part of a group called the Ballet Alicia Alonso. It later became the National Ballet.