Carlos Huertas Gómez (October 21, 1934 in Dibuya, La Guajira – September 18, 1999 in Maicao, La Guajira) was a Colombian vallenato music composer predominantly, singer and guitarist. At the age of 16, Huertas traveled from his hometown to Venezuela to study music at a conservatory, composing in different genres such as paseo vallenato, pasaje, merengue vallenato, joropo, gaita, porro, vals, bolero, pasillo, bambuco and other Caribbean rhythms.
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21 October 1934 Dibuya, La Guajira
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Died |
18 September 1999 (aged 64) Maicao, La Guajira
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Zodiac | Libra |
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