Emiliano Zuleta

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

References

Vallenato Musicians Renowned vallenato musicians Jorge Celedón Alejo Durán Alfredo Gutierrez Diomedes Diaz Fonseca Colacho Mendoza Rafael Escalona Emiliano Zuleta Jorge Oñate Iván Villazón Kaleth Morales Silvestre Dangond Carlos Vives Juancho De la Espriella The Children of Vallenato