Hernando José Marín Lacouture (1944–1999) was a Colombian

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songwriter and musician. His songs have been recorded by artists including

Diomedes Díaz Diomedes Díaz Maestre (26 May 1957 – 22 December 2013) was a Colombian vallenato singer, songwriter, and composer. He has been named the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Vallenato" and is nicknamed ''El Cacique de La Junta'' ( ...

, Binomio de Oro, and Los Hermanos Zuleta.

Biography

Marín was born on 1 September 1944 in El Tablazo, a village in

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in the Colombian department of

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. In 1974 Marín was taken by

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José Parodi to the Festival del Fique, where he won the unpublished song competition with his composition "Vallenato y Guajiro". In 1992 he won the unpublished song competition of the

Vallenato Legend Festival The Vallenato Legend Festival () is one of the most important musical festivals in Colombia. The festival features a vallenato, vallenato music contests for best performer of accordion, caja vallenata and guacharaca, as well as piqueria (battle ...

with "Valledupar del Alma". Marín composed several successful vallento songs that were recorded by artists including

, Binomio de Oro, and Los Hermanos Zuleta. He was particularly known for his skill at writing both romantic and political protest songs; Marcos Fidel Vega Seña described him as "the first and greatest model of the romantic guajira song and protest voice in vallenato." He also occasionally recorded music, notably on the records ''La Llave'' (with Alfredo Gutiérrez) and ''Valledupar del Alma'' (with Jhony Gámez). Marín died on 5 September 1999 when the taxi he was in crashed in

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. He was buried the next day in the Central Cemetery of

Valledupar Valledupar () is a city and municipality in northeastern Colombia. It is the capital of Cesar Department. Its name, ''Valle de Upar'' (Valley of Upar), was established in honor of the Amerindian cacique who ruled the valley; ''Cacique Upar''. The ...

Musical style and compositions

Marín wrote songs in the Colombian folk music genre of

. The first song of his to be recorded was "Vallenato y Guajiro", by the ''

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'' of Beto Martínez and Miguel Ahumada. His particularly successful compositions include "Olvída Esa Pena" (performed by Los Betos) and "Lluvia de Verano" (performed by Diomedes Díaz). In 1976 a recording of his song "La Ley del Embudo" by became the anthem of a political movement. His other notable compositions include "Campesino Vallenato", "Juramento", "Sanjuanerita", "El Ángel del Camino", "Mis Muchachitas", "Pecadora", "Lágrimas de Sangre", "Mentiras de Las Mujeres", "Girasol", "Bebiendo Yo", "Valledupar del Alma", "La Dama Guajira", "Campesino Vallenato", "El Mocoso", "El Gavilán Mayor", "La Creciente", "Los Maestros", "La Primera Piedra", "El Enfermo", and "Volvieron". Marín's song "Canta Conmigo", which was recorded in 1989 by Diomedes Díaz, was sung by the crowd at his funeral in Valledupar.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marin, Hernando 1944 births 1999 deaths Colombian musicians Vallenato musicians Colombian songwriters People from La Guajira Department Road incident deaths in Colombia