Israel López Valdés (September 14, 1918 – March 22, 2008), better known as Cachao, was a Cuban double bassist and composer. Cachao is widely known as the co-creator of the mambo and a master of the descarga (improvised jam sessions). Throughout his career he also performed and recorded in a variety of music styles ranging from classical music to salsa. An exile in the United States since the 1960s, he only achieved international fame following a career revival in the 1990s.

Israel López (La Habana, 14 de septiembre de 1918, Coral Gables - Miami, 22 de marzo de 2008), conocido monóminamente como "Cachao", fue un músico y compositor cubano.​ Se convirtió en una leyenda de la música cubana con su magistral manejo del contrabajo y se destacó por sus actuaciones musicales en el mambo y el jazz afrocubano.