Graciela Arango de Tobón
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7 March 1931
Graciela Arango de Tobón | |
|---|---|
| Born | Graciela Arango Peláez 7 March 1931 Ovejas, Colombia |
| Died | 11 February 2000 (aged 68) Cali, Colombia |
| Years active | 1965–1985 |
| Labels | Codiscos, Sonolux[1] |
| Spouse | Hernán Tobón Pizarro |
| Children | 5 |
Graciela Arango de Tobón (1931–2000) was a Colombian songwriter. She wrote songs in a wide range of styles, which were recorded by several Colombian artists, and wrote a regular column on guitar playing in Colombian newspaper El Espectador.
Early life and education
Arango was born on 7 March 1931 in Ovejas, Colombia, to Julio Arango Villa and Carmen Peláez. She went to school in Ovejas and Cartagena, and studied teaching in Medellín.[1][2] In Medellín Arango learned to play guitar, piano, tiple, and accordion.[2] At the age of 18 she married Hernán Tobón Pizarro, and they moved to Cali. Together they had 5 children.[1]
Music career
Arango's first composition was "Tus Trenzas", a bambuco that she submitted to a 1965 songwriting contest called Orquídea de Plata. The song won, and was recorded by the trio Los Quechuas.[3][4] Arango wrote songs in a wide range of styles, which were performed by musicians including Helenita Vargas, Óscar Golden, Lyda Zamora, and Carmenza Duque.[3] Her notable compositions include:[2]
- tropical songs: "El Farolito", "Cumbia en Azul", "El Cumbión del Cangrejo", "La Cebolla", "Mis Zapatos Viejos", "Me Voy Pa' Macondo", "Por las Buenas"
- pasillos: "Lo Que Más Me Está Doliendo", "No Queda Nada en Mí"
- waltzes: "No Te Vuelvo a Ver"
- boleros and ballads: "Sin Cadenas", "Mi Huella", "Afirmativamente", "Mentiras", "Qué Es Pecar", "Quiero un Hogar"
- other: "Don Goyo" (also known as "Ese Muerto No lo Cargo Yo"), "Señor"
For several years Arango wrote a column on guitar playing in Colombian newspaper El Espectador, under the pseudonym "Canciones del Sábado".[3] According to her daughter, Arango stopped composing music when her husband died in 1985.[4]
Death
Arango died in Cali on 11 February 2000.[2]