Background
Zuleta was born on January 11, 1912 in Louisiana Jagua del Pilar, a small town of la Guajira. He died on October 30, 2005 in Valledupar (Cesar) from respiratory problems at age 93.
Zuleta was born on January 11, 1912 in Louisiana Jagua del Pilar, a small town of la Guajira. He died on October 30, 2005 in Valledupar (Cesar) from respiratory problems at age 93.
In 1938 he published his masterpiece, a song that emerged from a musical controversy with Lorenzo Morales and that years later Carlos Vives and Julio Iglesias would interpret, turning the song into an international hit.