Rafael Bolívar Coronado was a
Venezuela
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n composer and author. He was born on 6 June 1884 in
Villa de Cura,
Aragua State.
Bolívar is best known for writing the lyrics of the popular
joropo song ''
Alma Llanera'', in conjunction with composer
Pedro Elías Gutiérrez.
Bolívar died on 31 January 1924 in
Barcelona
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, Spain at the age of 39, following complications from
influenza
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.
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Efemérides de Venezuela
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1884 births
1924 deaths
Deaths from influenza
Infectious disease deaths in Spain
Venezuelan male composers
People from Aragua
People from Villa de Cura
Venezuelan composers
Venezuelan male writers
20th-century Venezuelan male musicians