Actor
Simón Díaz
August 18, 1928 · Barbacoas, Venezuela
Simón Narciso Díaz Márquez (August 8, 1928 – February 19, 2014), also known as tío Simón, was a Venezuelan singer, actor, TV host, comedian, and Grammy Award-winning composer of Venezuelan music. Some of his most popular songs include Caballo viejo, Tonada de luna llena and La vaca Mariposa.
Díaz endeavored to recover the folklore and musical traditions of the Venezuelan llanos (plains). This style of music has since been performed by artists such as Argentina's Mercedes Sosa, Brazil's Caetano Veloso, Spain's Joan Manuel Serrat, Peru's Susana Baca, Puerto Rico's Danny Rivera, and Venezuelans Franco De Vita, Soledad Bravo, Juan Carlos Salazar, Carlos Baute and José Luis Rodríguez, among others. Many of Díaz's works have been adapted by symphonies and choral ensembles throughout Venezuela, as well as being incorporated into the orchestral and choral arrangements of conductors and composers of academic music.
Often works with
Rafael Briceño
2 titles together
The Company Forgives a Moment of Madness, Tales for Grown Ups
Arturo Calderón
2 titles together
The Company Forgives a Moment of Madness, Tales for Grown Ups
Asdrúbal Meléndez
2 titles together
The Company Forgives a Moment of Madness, La bomba
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Marta Olivo
2 titles together
La bomba, Tales for Grown Ups
