Crescencio Camacho
Crescencio Camacho | |
|---|---|
| Born | Crescencio Camacho Olivo 14 September 1918 Villanueva, Colombia |
| Died | 13 December 2014 (aged 96) Cartagena, Colombia |
Crescencio Camacho Olivo[a] (1918–2014) was a Colombian singer and songwriter. He was a member of Pedro Laza y sus Pelayeros, and later led his own orchestra.
Biography
Early life
Camacho was born on 14 September 1918 in Villanueva, in the Colombian department of Bolívar.[1] His parents were Rafael Camacho and Ana Isabel Olivo.[2]
Music career
Pedro Laza heard Camacho singing in Villanueva, and invited him to join his orchestra Pedro Laza y sus Pelayeros.[3] With Laza, Camacho sang on "Chicharrón Pelúo", "Avelina", "La Calle", "La Negra", "Cayetano Baila", and "La Boquillera", among others.[2] Camacho also sang with Michi Sarmiento, Nelson Herrera, and the orchestra of Rufo Garrido, and later led his own orchestra called Crescencio Camacho y sus Nuevos Pelayeros, until around 2012.[4][3]
Camacho's notable compisitions include "Tú no Vales Nada", "Compadrito", and "Falta la Plata".[2] He was once invited to Cartagena by Joe Arroyo to record "Falta la Plata" together, but refused because of his fear of flying; Arroyo recorded the song with Víctor Meléndez instead.[3]
Personal life and death
Camacho was married to Esther Vivanco, and together they had one son and six daughters.[2][4] His cousin Nelson García Olivo was a musician, and studied at a conservatory in Panama.[2]
Camacho died on 13 December 2014 in Cartagena, and was buried the next day in the cemetery Jardines de Cartagena.[2]
Notes
- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Camacho and the second or maternal family name is Olivo.
References
- ^ "Falleció Crescencio Camacho, una voz para siempre" [Crescencio Camacho, a voice for eternity, has died], El Universal (in Spanish), 14 December 2014, retrieved 22 September 2025
- ^ a b c d e f Fidel A. Leottau Beleño (17 December 2014), "Cresencio", El Universal (in Spanish), retrieved 22 September 2025
- ^ a b c "Falleció el cantante tropical Crescencio Camacho" [Tropical singer Crescencio Camacho has died], Radio Nacional de Colombia (in Spanish), 15 December 2014, retrieved 22 September 2025
- ^ a b Dalida Orozco Ramos (15 December 2014), "'Falta la plata' sonó para darle último adiós a Crescencio Camacho" ['Falta la plata' played to bid farewell to Crescencio Camacho], El Heraldo (in Spanish), retrieved 22 September 2025
External links
- Crescencio Camacho discography at Discogs