Pedro Elías Gutiérrez (March 14, 1870–May 31, 1954) was a

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

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who is mainly remembered for the song ''

Alma Llanera "Alma Llanera" ("Soul of the Plains") is a Venezuelan song, a joropo, created by Venezuelan musicians Pedro Elías Gutiérrez (composer) and Rafael Bolívar Coronado (lyricist). It was originally part of a zarzuela whose premiere was on September ...

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zarzuela () is a Spanish lyric-dramatic genre that alternates between spoken and sung scenes, the latter incorporating operatic and popular songs, as well as dance. The etymology of the name is uncertain, but some propose it may derive from the name of ...

of the same name. Gutiérrez also led the Orquesta Caraqueña, directed the Caracas Martial Band (''Banda Marcial Caracas'') from 1903 to 1946, and wrote several other zarzuelas, including ''Percance en Macuto'' and ''Un Gallero como Pocos.'' He died in

Macuto, Vargas Macuto is a seaside city in Vargas state, Venezuela. The city has a long history of attracting Venezuelan political leaders and artists, and popular tourist site today. History Macuto was founded in August 1740 on the site of an indigenous vil ...

Alma Llanera

The song is a ''

joropo The joropo is a musical style resembling the fandango, and an accompanying dance. It originated in Venezuela and is also present in the eastern Colombian plains. It has African, Native South American, and European influences. There are diffe ...

'', a Venezuelan dance form. The lyrics were written by Rafael Bolivar Coronado and it is regarded as the unofficial second National anthem of Venezuela. The first part of Alma Llanera is inspired on the waltz ''Marisela'' by composer Sebastian Díaz Peña from Venezuela, while the second part of Alma Llanera is inspired on the waltz Mita by the Curaçaon composer Jan Gerard Palm. {{DEFAULTSORT:Gutierrez, Pedro Elias People from La Guaira Venezuelan composers Male composers 1870 births 1954 deaths