Gustavo Quintero

Gustavo Quintero
Gustavo "El Loko" Quintero
Background information
Birth name	Gustavo Quintero
Also known as	Gustavo "El Loko" Quintero
Born	(1939-12-23)December 23, 1939
Origin	Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Died	December 18, 2016(2016-12-18) (aged 76)
Genres	Cumbia Tropical
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter musician
Instruments	Vocals Accordion Dulzaina
Labels	Codiscos Discos Fuentes Sony Music Discos Musart Discos Victoria Sonolux

Gustavo "El Loco" Quintero (December 23, 1939 – December 18, 2016) was a Colombian singer-songwriter. He is considered one of the great representatives of the Colombian tropical music ("Musica Tropical"). He was a singer with "The Teen Agers", then the lead singer of "Los Hispanos" Later he left Los Hispanos (Codiscos) to form "Los Graduados".

A famous dance song of the band Los Graduados, sung by Gustavo "El Loco" Quintero is "Asi Empezaron Papa Y Mama". He was called "LOKO" for his stage antics, he was the first showman of Colombian tropical music.

One of the most imitated artists in both their style and their music, many musical groups have dedicated themselves to recycle his music at year's end (Christmas season), but Gustavo "El Loko" Quintero and "Los Graduados" are a well liked original and still as present as ever.

He died at the Las Americas Clinic in Medellin, Colombia on December 18, 2016, aged 76.^[1]

Greatest Songs

La Cinta Verde
Asi Empezaron Papa Y Mama
Ese Muerto no Lo Cargo Yo (Don Goyo)
Fantasia Nocturna (Lucerito)
Carita De Angel
La Pelea Del siglo
La Banda Del Vecino
La Maestranza
Juanito Preguntón
Quinceañera
El Coquero

References

↑ "Colombian Music Legend Gustavo 'El Loco' Quintero Dies at 76". December 18, 2016

Gustavo Quintero | Codiscos (in Spanish)
Gustavo Quintero - detalles | Codiscos (in Spanish)
Gustavo Quintero - Productos Info | Discos Fuentes (in Spanish)
Gustavo Quintero | Discos Fuentes (in Spanish)
Gustavo Quintero | Discos Fuentes (in Spanish)
Gustavo Quintero ajustó 50 años de poner a bailar a los colombianos en diciembre (in Spanish)
Aconsejo de rionegro con gustavo el loco quintero y las glorias del deporte rionegro (in Spanish)
Los Mejores, Los Hispanos, Los Graduados (in Spanish)
Los graduados | iTunes (in Spanish)
Gustavo Y Su Combo Gran Colombia - Gustavo Quintero (in Spanish)

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