El Carrao de Palmarito

Juan de los Santos Contreras; April 7, 1928 – December 10, 2002), was a Venezuelan llanero singer, better known by his stage name El Carrao de Palmarito. He took his stage name from the limpkin (Spanish: Carrao, Latin: Aramus guarauna), a bird with a piercing call.

El Carrao de Palmarito
Birth nameJuan de los Santos Contreras
Also known asEl Carrao de Palmarito
Clarín de la Llanura
Born(1928-04-07)April 7, 1928
Palmarito, Apure state, Venezuela
DiedDecember 10, 2002(2002-12-10) (aged 74)
Barinas, Barinas state, Venezuela
GenresJoropo
Occupation(s)musician, singer, composer
LabelsVelvet
Discomoda
Cahilapo
Associated actsJosé Romero Bello
Ángel Custodio Loyola
Sentimiento Apureño
Joseíto Romero group

His most famous songs include Florentino y el Diablo, Aquella mujer que amé, Furia, Chaparralito llanero, Cajón del Arauca apureño, Llanura yo soy tu hijo, Plegaria llanera, Travesía de San Camilo, Faenas del llano, Dulce María, Mis retoños, El morrocoy de doña Carmen, Caminito de Arichuna, Recorriendo a Barinas, Los martirios del Carrao, El sueño de Julio Verne, Villavicencio.[1] Contreras received many awards, including Venezuela's National Prize of Music in 1998. He died on December 10, 2002 in Barinas.

References

  1. Musicallanera.net. "Juan Juan de los Santos Contreras 'El carrao de Palmarito'". Retrieved April 20, 2008. (in Spanish)
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