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Jorge Oñate
Jorge Antonio Oñate González (31 March 1949 – 28 February 2021) was a Colombian singer and composer, one of the most renowned of the vallenato musical genre. As of 2004 and since the beginning of his career in 1968 he had achieved 25 gold discs, 7 platinum discs and 6 double platinum for his sales, among other numerous musical accomplishments.Jorge Onate: Biografia. jorgeonate.com Accessed January 15, 2007. He had also successfully entered politics as councilor of his hometown, while deputising for Alfredo Cuello Dávila, representing the department of Cesar.Revista ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Robles La Paz
Los Robles La Paz () or simply La Paz is a municipality and a town in the Department of Cesar, Colombia. The town is close to the Capital city of the Department of Cesar; Valledupar. The municipality of La Paz borders to the north with La Guajira Department, to the northeast with the municipality of Manaure. To the east with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela sharing the Serranía del Perijá mountain range. To the south with the municipality of Codazzi, southwest with the municipality of El Paso, Cesar (sharing the Magdalena River as border). To the west with the municipality of San Diego and to the northwest with the municipality of Valledupar. The eastern part of the territory, near the Serranía del Perijá is inhabited by the Yukpa indigenous people. History The first inhabitants of what is present-day the municipality of Los Robles La Paz were the indigenous peoples known as Chimila, which populated the plains of the valley of the Cesar River. On the Serranía del Peri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
The Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award is an honor presented annually by the Latin Recording Academy, the same organization that distributes the Latin Grammy Awards, to commend performers "who have made contributions of outstanding artistic significance to Latin music". Award recipients are honored during "Latin Grammy Week", a string of galas just prior to the annual Latin Grammy Awards ceremony. Since its inception, the award has been presented to musicians originating from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Spain, the United States, Uruguay, and Venezuela. The awards were first presented to Mercedes Sosa, José José, Roberto Carlos, Willie Colón, and Antonio Aguilar in 2004. José and Carlos were later honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year award in 2005 and 2015. Armando Manzanero, Linda Ronstadt, and Joan Baez have also been recipients of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 Births
Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. * January 11 – The first "networked" television broadcasts take place, as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air, connecting east coast and mid-west programming in the United States. * January 16 – Şemsettin Günaltay forms the new government of Turkey. It is the 18th government, last One-party state, single party government of the Republican People's Party. * January 17 – The first Volkswagen Beetle, VW Type 1 to arrive in the United States, a 1948 model, is brought to New York City, New York by Dutch businessman Ben Pon Sr., Ben Pon. Unable to interest dealers or importers in the Volkswagen, Pon sells the sample car to pay his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivo Cantando (Jorge Oñate Album)
"" (; "I Live Singing") is a song recorded by Spanish singer Salomé (singer), Salomé with music composed by María José de Ceratto and lyrics written by Aniano Alcalde. It in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 held in Madrid, and became one of the four joint winning songs and the second song from Spain –and last to date– to win. Salomé also recorded the song in Catalan, Basque, English, French, and Italian. Background Conception "" was composed by María José de Ceratto with lyrics by Aniano Alcalde. It is a very up-tempo number, sung from the perspective of a woman telling her lover about the positive changes he has had on her, specifically that she now lives her life singing. Eurovision On 20–22 February 1969, "" performed by both Salomé (singer), Salomé and competed in the of the , the national final organized by Televisión Española (TVE) to select the song Salomé –who had already been internally selected– would perform in the of the Eurovision Song Cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Cantante (album)
''El Cantante'' (''The Singer'') is a 2006 biographical film which stars singers Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez. The film is based on the life of the late salsa singer Héctor Lavoe, who is portrayed by Anthony. The film is told from the viewpoint of Puchi, Hector's wife, portrayed by Lopez. Initially debuting at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2006, ''El Cantante'' was released on August 3, 2007. Distributed by Picturehouse, the film runs for 106 minutes and is rated R for language, sexuality and drug use. According to Box Office Mojo, ''El Cantante'' is the twenty-eighth highest-grossing musical biopic of all time. Plot Puchi (Jennifer Lopez) talks about her late husband, salsa legend Héctor Lavoe "El Cantante De Los Cantantes" ("The singer of all the singers") (Marc Anthony), during a 2002 interview. Héctor Pérez leaves Puerto Rico, even though his father tries to persuade him not to go because if he does he'll lose a father. Héctor decides to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juancho Rois
Juan Humberto Rois Zúñiga (December 25, 1958 – November 21, 1994, popularly known as Juancho Rois and nicknamed ''El Conejo'' (the rabbit) was a Colombian vallenato musician, accordionist, and composer. He was born on December 25, 1958, in , and died on November 21, 1994, in a plane crash in , |
Noche De Estrellas
"Noche de estrellas" is a Spanish-language dance hit by Spanish music producer and DJ Jose de Rico and Dominican-Spanish reggaeton, house, Latin and dance singer Henry Mendez featuring Jay Santos Jay Santos is a Colombian vocalist and singer of electro house dance music and reggaeton. He is signed to Spain's Blanco y Negro Music record label. Santos rose to fame when he was featured in the European dance hit " Noche de estrellas" by Span .... It follows the success of their joint Spanish hit " Rayos de sol". "Noche de estrellas" was released in May 2012 on Roster Music and became a hit in Spain reaching #26 in the Spanish Singles Chart. Track list *"Noche de Estrellas" – original mix *"Noche de Estrellas" – extended mix *"Noche de Estrellas" – radio edit *"Noche de Estrellas" – instrumental mix Chart performance References {{authority control 2012 singles Songs in Spanish 2012 songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siempre Unidos
Siempre Unidos is the leading care provider for HIV-positive individuals in Honduras. It is a unique fusion of a local self-help group and a US-based not-for-profit, ensuring that the services provided are closely tied to the needs of the community and that the community has access to the resources and cutting-edge medicine of the United States. History Siempre Unidos began in 1995 as a Honduran self-help group organized out of the Episcopal church. Rev Pascual Torres, Chancellor of the Episcopal Diocese of Honduras, helped organize After Hurricane Mitch, volunteers from St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Belvedere, CA came to Honduras to rebuild houses and help provide safe drinking water. When they discovered the Siempre Unidos self-help group, the life expectancy of members was 6 months. Dr. Denise Main began work creating a sister organization in the states to help organize and provide resources for the self-help groups. Clinics Starting in 2003, the San Pedro Sula mee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
En La Cumbre
''En La Cumbre'' is a studio album by Rigo Tovar and the band Costa Azul. Track listing # Recordando Monterrey # Cuando Tu Cariño # La Mucura # Me Voy a Perder # El Parrandero Enamorado # Noche de Cumbia # Mi Amiga, Mi Esposa y Mi Amante # Mi Tinajita # Palmeras # Yo No Fui 1974 albums {{Latin-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colacho Mendoza
Nicolas Elias Mendoza Daza, also known as Colacho Mendoza (April 15, 1936 – September 27, 2003) was a Colombian Vallenato accordion player and was crowned king of accordion players on many occasions in the Vallenato Legend Festival. He was born in a small village called Sabanas de Manuela in the municipality of Barrancas, La Guajira Department, in northern Colombia. Biography Early years Mendoza was born April 15, 1936, in the small village of Sabanas de Manuela, located in the Municipality of Barrancas in the northern La Guajira Department. He was the son of Andrés Mendoza and Juana Daza, whom were the first to encourage him to learn musi Accordion player He was crowned King of the Vallenato Legend Festival in 1969. In 1987 he participated in the King of Kings competition in the Vallenato Legend Festival, an event in which only previous kings can participate, and won, defeating Alejo Duran. He played with prominent vallenato singers such as Alfonso Zuleta, Jorge Oñate, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emiliano Zuleta
Emiliano Zuleta Baquero was a Colombian vallenato composer, accordion player and singer, popularly known as ''El viejo Mile'' (The Old Mile). Zuleta was born on January 11, 1912, in La Jagua del Pilar, a small town of la Guajira; He died on October 30, 2005, in Valledupar (Cesar) from respiratory problems at age 93. In 1938 he published his masterpiece La gota fría, a song that emerged from a musical controversy with Lorenzo Morales and that years later Carlos Vives and Julio Iglesias would interpret, turning the song into an international hit. Compositions *La gota fría LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ... *Esta Carta *Carmen Díaz *El zorro *El robo *La pimientica *Con la misma fuerza *El indio Manuel María *El regreso de Carmen *Mis hijos *El piñal *La enfermed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
