Otilio Galindez / Arr. Alberto Grau
Kontinent Südamerika
Otilio Galindez composer
date of birth: 13.12.1935
date of death: 13.06.2009
Otilio Galíndez (December 13, 1935 June 13, 2009) was a Venezuelan songwriter and musician. He is best known for his Christmas songs (aguinaldos) like "La Restinga", even though he also composed popular Venezuelan waltzes, serenades, bambucos or joropos such as "Pueblos tristes", "Flor de mayo" and "Mi tripón". Many of his songs have been recorded by María Teresa Chacín, Ilan Chester, Simón Díaz, Pablo Milanés, Silvio Rodríguez, Mercedes Sosa, Cecilia Todd and Lilia Vera, among others.