Julio Jaramillo
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Julio Alfredo Jaramillo Laurido (October 1, 1935 – February 9, 1978) was a notable Ecuadorian "Pasillo
" performer. Jaramillo performed throughout Latin America
where he achieved fame performing and recording boleros, valses, pasillos, tangos and rancheras. He recorded more than 4,000 songs in total.
He recorded his most famous song Nuestro juramento in 1956. Some years later the song's composer, Puerto Rican author Benito de Jesús, thanked him for the fame of the song. He recorded with Daniel Santos
, Olimpo Cárdenas, and Alci Acosta
, among others.
A comienzos del mes de febrero de 1978, fue sometido a una delicada operación para extirparle cálculos de la vesícula, y durante el lapso post operatorio cometió la imprudencia de arrancarse las sondas conectadas a su cuerpo, lo que le provocó una peritonitis que obligó a los médicos a practicarle una segunda intervención; pero esta vez su organismo descuidado a lo largo de tantos años de vida bohemia, no respondió como se esperaba.Jaramillo died at the relatively young age of forty-two. Thousands of Ecuadorians attended his funeral. His level of popularity in Ecuador could be compared to Frank Sinatra
's in the United States or Carlos Gardel
's in Argentina. Since 1993, his birthday has been commemorated as a national holiday for the pasillo: Día del Pasillo Ecuatoriano (Day of the Ecuadorian Pasillo).
Pasillo
Pasillo is a South American genre of music extremely popular in the territories that composed 19th century Gran Colombia: Colombia; Ecuador, where it is considered the national musical style; and to a lesser extent in the mountainous regions of Venezuela and Panamá...
" performer. Jaramillo performed throughout Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
where he achieved fame performing and recording boleros, valses, pasillos, tangos and rancheras. He recorded more than 4,000 songs in total.
He recorded his most famous song Nuestro juramento in 1956. Some years later the song's composer, Puerto Rican author Benito de Jesús, thanked him for the fame of the song. He recorded with Daniel Santos
Daniel Santos (singer)
Daniel Santos was a singer and composer of boleros, and an overall performer of multiple Caribbean music genres, including guaracha, plena and rumba...
, Olimpo Cárdenas, and Alci Acosta
Alci Acosta
Alci Acosta Alci Acosta Alci Acosta (born Alcibiades Alfonso Acosta Cervantes, 5 November 1938 is a Colombian singer and pianist, best known for his bolero performances.----- Career :...
, among others.
Death and Legacy
En Guayaquil volvió a ser "el muchacho de barrio", sencillo, amistoso, bohemio, generoso y alegre. Creó un programa de televisión, del cual fue conductor en Canal 4; efectuó innumerables presentaciones y grabó nuevas canciones. Pero los excesos de una vida sin control habían hecho mella en su organismo, que aí cabo de un tiempo empezó a mostrar signos de deterioro.A comienzos del mes de febrero de 1978, fue sometido a una delicada operación para extirparle cálculos de la vesícula, y durante el lapso post operatorio cometió la imprudencia de arrancarse las sondas conectadas a su cuerpo, lo que le provocó una peritonitis que obligó a los médicos a practicarle una segunda intervención; pero esta vez su organismo descuidado a lo largo de tantos años de vida bohemia, no respondió como se esperaba.Jaramillo died at the relatively young age of forty-two. Thousands of Ecuadorians attended his funeral. His level of popularity in Ecuador could be compared to Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
's in the United States or Carlos Gardel
Carlos Gardel
Carlos Gardel was a singer, songwriter and actor, and is perhaps the most prominent figure in the history of tango. He was born in Toulouse, France, although he never acknowledged his birthplace publicly, and there are still claims of his birth in Uruguay. He lived in Argentina from the age of two...
's in Argentina. Since 1993, his birthday has been commemorated as a national holiday for the pasillo: Día del Pasillo Ecuatoriano (Day of the Ecuadorian Pasillo).
Notable songs performed
Songs composed by Julio Jaramillo
According to All Music GuideSee also
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- Daniel SantosDaniel Santos (singer)Daniel Santos was a singer and composer of boleros, and an overall performer of multiple Caribbean music genres, including guaracha, plena and rumba...
- PasilloPasilloPasillo is a South American genre of music extremely popular in the territories that composed 19th century Gran Colombia: Colombia; Ecuador, where it is considered the national musical style; and to a lesser extent in the mountainous regions of Venezuela and Panamá...
- BoleroBoleroBolero is a form of slow-tempo Latin music and its associated dance and song. There are Spanish and Cuban forms which are both significant and which have separate origins.The term is also used for some art music...