Luis Egurrola

Luis Egurrola
Born
Luis Aniceto Egurrola Hinojosa

(1964-07-19)19 July 1964
San Juan del Cesar, Colombia
Died16 September 2024(2024-09-16) (aged 60)
Valledupar, Colombia
GenresVallenato

Luis Aniceto Egurrola Hinojosa[a] (1964–2024) was a Colombian vallenato songwriter. His songs were recorded by artists including Diomedes Díaz, Jorge Oñate, and Silvestre Dangond.

Biography

Egurrola was born on 19 July 1964 in San Juan del Cesar, in the Colombian department of La Guajira.[1] He had six siblings, including his twin sister María Teresa Egurrola who was Miss Colombia in 1988.[2]

Egurrola wrote songs in the genre of vallenato romántico.[3] Several well-known artists recorded his compositions, including Diomedes Díaz, Jorge Celedón, Jesús Manuel Estrada, Jorge Oñate, and Silvestre Dangond.[1][3] His notable compositions include "Al Final del Sendero", "Ilusiones", "Sin Saber Que Me Esperas", and "Ven Conmigo".[4] On two occasions, he was named "Songwriter of the Year" (Spanish: Compositor del Año) at the Festival Nacional de Compositores de Música Vallenata in San Juan del Cesar. His first win was with the song "Sin Decir Adiós", which was recorded by Los Betos.[1] Egurrola was later president of the festival,[2] and the 2025 edition was held in his honour.[5]

Egurrola died on 16 September 2024 in hospital in Valledupar after suffering a pulmonary thromboembolism.[3][2] On his death, El Espectador described him as "one of [Colombia's] best-known vallenato composers".[4]: q 

Notes

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Egurrola and the second or maternal family name is Hinojosa.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Luis Egurrola: los 60 años de una leyenda del vallenato romántico" [Luis Egurrola: 60 years of a legend of vallenato romántico], Radio Nacional de Colombia (in Spanish), 15 July 2024, retrieved 17 March 2026
  2. ^ a b c Eliana Mejía (16 September 2024), "Falleció Luis Egurrola, compositor del género vallenato, en una clínica de Valledupar: esto es lo que se sabe" [Luis Egurrola, composer of the vallenato genre, has died in a clinic in Valledupar: this is what is known], El Tiempo (in Spanish), retrieved 17 March 2026
  3. ^ a b c Gabriel García García (16 September 2024), "20 canciones de Luis Egurrola que son grandes éxitos vallenatos" [20 songs by Luis Egurrola that are major vallenato hits], El Universal (in Spanish), retrieved 17 March 2026
  4. ^ a b "Luis Egurrola: canciones, de qué murió, edad y más del compositor de Diomedes Díaz" [Luis Egurrola: songs, cause of death, age and more about Diomedes Díaz's songwriter], El Espectador (in Spanish), 16 September 2024, retrieved 17 March 2026
  5. ^ Juan Rincón Vanegas (12 December 2025), "Luis Egurrola: el compositor que dibujó con canciones las facetas del amor" [Luis Egurrola: the composer who captured the many facets of love through his songs], El Heraldo (in Spanish), retrieved 17 March 2026
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