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.[1]
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
- 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 enfermedad de Emiliano
- Villanueva
- Las enfermeras
- Mis pocos días
- Doce palabras
- La Pule
- Mañanita De Invierno
References
- ^ "Emiliano Zuleta". theguardian.com. 2005-11-14. Retrieved 2013-09-20.