Centenario del nacimiento de Virginia Apgar (1909 2009)

introduction: the aim of present paper is the celebration of the 60 years of the cuban society of anesthesiology and resuscitation founded in september, 1950 known as national society of anesthesiology. objective: to carry out a review on the life of virginia apgar in its birth anniversary. development: we made a biographical synthesis of the eminent anesthesiologist virginia apgar and its role in anesthesiology in general and in obstetrics anesthesia in particular, where the scheme with her name helped to predict the course and survival of newborns. also, to recognize in the 60 anniversary of the cuban society of anesthesiology and resuscitation, the work performed by all the cuban female anesthesiologists who in the daily practice fulfill with their professional and personal work, specially the doctors fe bosh valdés, pura concepción avilés cruz, idoris cordero escobar, sara estrella lópez lazo, evangelina dávila cabo de villa and beatriz gómez portier among other. conclusions: to put under consideration of all anesthesiologists the life and work of virginia apgar as an exceptional anesthesiologist.