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== Career ==
== Career ==
Díaz has endeavored to recover the [[lore]] and musical traditions of the ''[[llanos]]'', the [[Venezuela]]n plains. This style of music has since been performed by artists such as [[Argentina]]’s [[Mercedes Sosa]], [[Brazil]]’s [[Caetano Veloso]], [[Spain]]’s [[Joan Manuel Serrat]], [[Peru]]'s [[Susana Baca]], [[Puerto Rico]]’s [[Danny Rivera]], and Venezuelans [[Franco De Vita]], [[Soledad Bravo]] and [[José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma"|José Luis Rodríguez]], among others. Also, [[conductor]]s and composers of academic music have incorporated Simón Díaz’s songs in their [[orchestra]]l and [[Choir|choral]] arrangements.<ref name="SIMON"> {{cite web|url=http://www.simondiaz.com/english.html |title=Simón Díaz |accessdate=2009-10-23 |last=Diaz |first=Simón }}</ref>
Díaz has endeavored to recover the [[lore]] and musical traditions of the ''[[llanos]]'', the [[Venezuela]]n plains. This style of music has since been performed by artists such as [[Argentina]]’s [[Mercedes Sosa]], [[Brazil]]’s [[Caetano Veloso]], [[Spain]]’s [[Joan Manuel Serrat]], [[Peru]]'s [[Susana Baca]], [[Puerto Rico]]’s [[Danny Rivera]], and Venezuelans [[Franco De Vita]], [[Soledad Bravo]] and [[José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma"|José Luis Rodríguez]], among others. Also, [[conductor]]s and composers of academic music have incorporated Simón Díaz’s songs in their [[orchestra]]l and [[Choir|choral]] arrangements.{{fact|date=October 2009}}


Artists from various other disciplines have utilized Díaz's work. For example, [[Germans|German]] [[choreographer]] [[Pina Bausch]] included some of Díaz’s songs in her work “Nur Du.” Also, the [[film director]] [[Pedro Almodóvar]] included Díaz's song ''Tonada de Luna Llena,'' as part of the [[soundtrack]] for his film "''[[The Flower of My Secret]]''", sung by the Brazilian artist Caetano Veloso.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113083/soundtrack|title=Soundtracks for La flor de mi secreto (1995)|publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]]|accessdate=2009-10-23}}</ref><ref name="SIMON"/>
Artists from various other disciplines have utilized Díaz's work. For example, [[Germans|German]] [[choreographer]] [[Pina Bausch]] included some of Díaz’s songs in her work “Nur Du.” Also, the [[film director]] [[Pedro Almodóvar]] included Díaz's song ''Tonada de Luna Llena,'' as part of the [[soundtrack]] for his film "''[[The Flower of My Secret]]''", sung by the Brazilian artist Caetano Veloso.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113083/soundtrack|title=Soundtracks for La flor de mi secreto (1995)|publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]]|accessdate=2009-10-23}}</ref><ref name="SIMON"> {{cite web|url=http://www.simondiaz.com/english.html |title=Simón Díaz |accessdate=2009-10-23 |last=Diaz |first=Simón }}</ref>


Díaz has also performed in [[theater]], [[motion picture]]s and [[television]]. In the 1960’s he became a [[comedian]] in Venezuela. He had the leading role in 3 plays, and in films like "''El Reportero''"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060892/|title=El reportero (1968)|publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]]|accessdate=2009-10-23}}</ref> and "''Isla de sal''"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0186245/|title=Isla de sal (1964)|publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]]|accessdate=2009-10-23}}</ref>; has produced and hosted 12 different [[TV show]]s, all of them devised to promote Venezuelan music. One of these shows, ''[[Contesta por Tío Simón]]'', was devoted to teaching [[popular culture]] to children. This children's show was on the air for 10 years, during which time Díaz's viewers began calling him “Uncle Simón.”<ref name='UNCLESIMON'> {{cite web|url=http://www.gkcaracas.um.dk/da/menu/Eksportraadgivning/Markedsmuligheder/SidsteNyt/HonoraryLatinGrammyAwardForSimonDiaz.htm |title=HONORARY LATIN GRAMMY AWARD FOR SIMÓN DÍAZ |accessdate=2009-10-24 |publisher=Udenrigsministeriet }}</ref><ref name="SIMON"/> Diaz had a daily [[radio show]] for twenty-five years which focused on folklore and Venezuelan music. He has recorded over 70 records and CD’s and has made innumerable performances throughout his career.<ref name="SIMON"/>
Díaz has also performed in [[theater]], [[motion picture]]s and [[television]]. In the 1960’s he became a [[comedian]] in Venezuela. He had the leading role in 3 plays, and in films like "''El Reportero''"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060892/|title=El reportero (1968)|publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]]|accessdate=2009-10-23}}</ref> and "''Isla de sal''"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0186245/|title=Isla de sal (1964)|publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]]|accessdate=2009-10-23}}</ref>; has produced and hosted 12 different [[TV show]]s, all of them devised to promote Venezuelan music. One of these shows, ''[[Contesta por Tío Simón]]'', was devoted to teaching [[popular culture]] to children. This children's show was on the air for 10 years, during which time Díaz's viewers began calling him “Uncle Simón.”<ref name='UNCLESIMON'> {{cite web|url=http://www.gkcaracas.um.dk/da/menu/Eksportraadgivning/Markedsmuligheder/SidsteNyt/HonoraryLatinGrammyAwardForSimonDiaz.htm |title=HONORARY LATIN GRAMMY AWARD FOR SIMÓN DÍAZ |accessdate=2009-10-24 |publisher=Udenrigsministeriet }}</ref><ref name="SIMON"/> Diaz had a daily [[radio show]] for twenty-five years which focused on folklore and Venezuelan music. He has recorded over 70 records and CD’s and has made innumerable performances throughout his career.{{fact|date=October 2009}}
[[Image:Simón Díaz signature.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Simón Díaz signature]]
[[Image:Simón Díaz signature.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Simón Díaz signature]]


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Simón Díaz

Simón Narciso Díaz Márquez (born August 8, 1928) is a singer and Grammy Award winning composer of Venezuelan music.

Career

Díaz has endeavored to recover the lore and musical traditions of the llanos, the Venezuelan plains. This style of music has since been performed by artists such as Argentina’s Mercedes Sosa, Brazil’s Caetano Veloso, Spain’s Joan Manuel Serrat, Peru's Susana Baca, Puerto Rico’s Danny Rivera, and Venezuelans Franco De Vita, Soledad Bravo and José Luis Rodríguez, among others. Also, conductors and composers of academic music have incorporated Simón Díaz’s songs in their orchestral and choral arrangements.[citation needed]

Artists from various other disciplines have utilized Díaz's work. For example, German choreographer Pina Bausch included some of Díaz’s songs in her work “Nur Du.” Also, the film director Pedro Almodóvar included Díaz's song Tonada de Luna Llena, as part of the soundtrack for his film "The Flower of My Secret", sung by the Brazilian artist Caetano Veloso.[1][2]

Díaz has also performed in theater, motion pictures and television. In the 1960’s he became a comedian in Venezuela. He had the leading role in 3 plays, and in films like "El Reportero"[3] and "Isla de sal"[4]; has produced and hosted 12 different TV shows, all of them devised to promote Venezuelan music. One of these shows, Contesta por Tío Simón, was devoted to teaching popular culture to children. This children's show was on the air for 10 years, during which time Díaz's viewers began calling him “Uncle Simón.”[5][2] Diaz had a daily radio show for twenty-five years which focused on folklore and Venezuelan music. He has recorded over 70 records and CD’s and has made innumerable performances throughout his career.[citation needed]

Simón Díaz signature

Díaz is the author of “Caballo Viejo”, which was recorded by the Gipsy Kings as the hit song “Bamboleo”. His compositions have been performed by artists such as Plácido Domingo, Ray Conniff, Julio Iglesias, Celia Cruz, Rubén Blades, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Gipsy Kings, Ivan Lins, Joyce, Cheo Feliciano, Juan Gabriel, Maria Dolores Pradera, Martirio, Tania Libertad, Ry Cooder and Devendra Banhart.

The Latin American TV Channel A&E MUNDO has produced a documentary dedicated to Díaz under its “Biography” program which first aired in September, 2004.[6]

Awards and recognition

Simón Díaz was awarded the highest recognition conferred by the Venezuelan state, “The Great Ribbon of the Liberator’s Order”. He was given honorary doctorate degrees by two major Venezuelan universities, Simón Rodríguez University[7] and Zulia’s Rafael Belloso Chacín University.

On September 30, 2008, the Latin Grammy Awards announced that it would honor Díaz with a Lifetime Achievement Award, (El Premio del Consejo Directivo).[8] Diaz was awarded the 2008 Latin Recording Academy Trustees Award, presented by Venezuelan salsa singer Oscar D'León.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Soundtracks for La flor de mi secreto (1995)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  2. ^ a b Diaz, Simón. "Simón Díaz". Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  3. ^ "El reportero (1968)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  4. ^ "Isla de sal (1964)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  5. ^ a b "HONORARY LATIN GRAMMY AWARD FOR SIMÓN DÍAZ". Udenrigsministeriet. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
  6. ^ "Simn Diaz". National Geographic Music. NationalGeographic.com. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
  7. ^ Finol, David (2009-07-29). "Doctorado Honoris Causa en Música al maestro Simón Díaz". El Nacional. Retrieved 2009-10-23. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ "Artists to Receive the 2008 Latin Recording Academy® Lifetime Achievement Award". Latin Grammy. Latin Grammy.com. Retrieved 2009-10-23.

External links

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