 Puebla began by writing love songs, such as "Quiero hablar contigo" (I'd like to talk with you), "Este amor de nosotros" (~This love of ours), "Serenata cubana", "Canción definitiva", "Qué sé yo" and "Te vieron con él", which later became successes, and also "Cuenta conmigo", "Quién se lo iba a imaginar" and "Hay que decir adiós", popularised by the duo Clara and Mario.From the beginning of the 1950s, he sang of the difficult living conditions of his people and challenged Batista's dictatorship with such songs as "Plan de machete", "Este es mi pueblo" and "Pobre de mi Cuba".His lyrics were serious and direct.