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songs ('' aguinaldos'') like "La Restinga", even though he also composed popular

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s such as "Pueblos tristes", "Flor de mayo" and "Mi tripón".Peñín, José; Guido, Walter (1998). ''Enciclopedia de la música en Venezuela'', Vol. 1. pp. 639–641. Fundación Bigott. Caracas, Venezuela. Many of his songs have been recorded by

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and Lilia Vera, among others. Among his recordings are a solo album released in 1978 by Promus, ''El poeta Otilio Galíndez canta sus canciones'', and an album recorded with his ''parrandón'' in 1983. Between 1979 and 1992, he worked for electricity company CADAFE, in

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. Galíndez was a long-time resident of Maracay, living there from 1974 until the time of his death in 2009, at the age of 73.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Galindez, Otilio 1935 births 2009 deaths Male songwriters People from Maracay Musicians from Caracas People from Yaracuy Venezuelan songwriters 20th-century male musicians 20th-century Venezuelan folk musicians 21st-century Venezuelan folk musicians