Inés García de Durán (1928–2011) was a Colombian

folklorist Folklore studies (also known as folkloristics, tradition studies or folk life studies in the UK) is the academic discipline devoted to the study of folklore. This term, along with its synonyms, gained currency in the 1950s to distinguish the ac ...

linked specially to the traditions of her native land, the

Huila Department Huila () is one of the departments of Colombia. It is located in the southwest of the country, and its capital is Neiva. Demography and Ethnography Huila department had a population of 1,122,622 inhabitants in 2020, of which 679,667 (60.54%) ...

. She founded the Departmental Dance School and taught in the Departmental Music Conservatory.Personajes - HUILA
National Cultural Information System. She is notable for having created the choreography for El Sanjuanero,Sanjuanero: Visión estética y amatoria del bambuco
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. Huila's most famous dance and one of Colombia's best known tunes. Neiva's International Dance Encounter Inés García Durán was named in her honour. She is the daughter of prominent engineer and politician Joaquín García Borrero.

Personal life

In 1950 she married Ernesto Durán Cordovez and had three children.Diario del Huila
, Adiós Inés García de Durán. She was a friend of prominent local and national figures such as musician Jorge Villamil, and politicians Rodrigo Lara Bonilla and Guillermo Plazas Alcid.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia De Duran, Ines People from Huila Department Colombian folklorists Colombian female dancers 1928 births 2011 deaths Colombian historians Colombian women historians Colombian women folklorists