Gustavo Gutiérrez Cabello
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| Born | Gustavo Enrique Gutiérrez Cabello 12 September 1940 Valledupar, Colombia |
| Genres | Vallenato |
Gustavo Enrique Gutiérrez Cabello[a] (born 1940) is a Colombian vallenato songwriter and singer. He has twice won the unpublished song competition of the Vallenato Legend Festival, and his compositions have been recorded by artists including Iván Villazón and Binomio de Oro.
Biography
Early life and education
Gustavo Enrique Gutiérrez Cabello[2] was born on 12 September 1940 in Valledupar, in the Colombian department of Cesar.[1] His mother was Teotiste Cabello Pimienta, and his father was Evaristo Gutiérrez Araújo.[3]
As a child, Gutiérrez was introduced to the works of the Colombian poet Jorge Robledo Ortiz and Argentine songwriter Antonio Comas by his father.[3] He learned to play guitar and accordion, and attended school in Valledupar.[3] In 1970, Gutiérrez graduated from the Universidad EAN in Bogotá with a degree in business administration.[1]
Songwriting career
In the 1970s Gutiérrez directed the tourism office of Valledupar, where he was involved in organising five successive editions of the Vallenato Legend Festival.[1][3] He won the unpublished song competition of the 1969 Festival with "Rumores de Viejas Voces", and after five years at the tourism office he quit his job to have more time for songwriting.[3] Gutiérrez won the unpublished song competition again in 1982, with "Paisaje de Sol".[3]
Gutiérrez has written over 100 songs.[3] They have been recorded by artists including Alfredo Gutiérrez, Los Hermanos Zuleta, Binomio de Oro, and Iván Villazón.[1] He writes in the genre of vallenato, and his notable compositions include "Confidencias", "Sin Medir Distancias", and "Así Fue Mi Querer".[1] His most recent album Cuando Pasan los Años was released in 2023, and features several well-known vallenato accordionists, including Almes and Hugo Carlos Granados, Julián Rojas, and Emiliano Zuleta Díaz.[4]
Personal life
Gutiérrez met his wife, a journalist, when she interviewed him at the 1989 Vallenato Legend Festival. They have two children.[3]
Notes
- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gutiérrez and the second or maternal family name is Cabello.
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Gustavo Gutiérrez: los 85 años del padre del vallenato romántico" [Gustavo Gutiérrez: 85 years of the father of vallenato romántico], Radio Nacional de Colombia (in Spanish), 8 September 2025, retrieved 3 January 2026
- ^ Juan Rincon Vanegas (14 September 2025), "Gustavo Gutiérrez sigue comprendiendo que lo más bello es regalar ternura" [Gustavo Gutiérrez continues to understand that the most beautiful thing is to give tenderness], El Heraldo (in Spanish), retrieved 3 January 2026
- ^ a b c d e f g h Natalia Noguera Á. (2 May 2013), "Gustavo Gutiérrez Cabello: La leyenda vallenata de la nostalgia" [Gustavo Gutiérrez Cabello: The vallenato legend of nostalgia], El Tiempo (in Spanish), retrieved 3 January 2026
- ^ Tatiana Orozco (8 September 2023), "Después de 21 años, Gustavo Gutiérrez lanza el álbum 'Cuando pasan los años'" [After 21 years, Gustavo Gutiérrez is releasing the album 'Cuando pasan los años'], Radio Nacional de Colombia (in Spanish), retrieved 3 January 2026
External links
- Gustavo Gutiérrez discography at Discogs