Eduardo Serrano (musician)
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Background information | |
Born | February 14, 1911 Caracas, Venezuela |
Died | October 13, 2008 Caracas, Venezuela | (aged 97)
Genres | Venezuelan popular music, merengue, waltzes, aguinaldos, pasodobles |
Occupation(s) | musician, conductor, composer |
Eduardo Valentín Serrano Torres (Caracas, February 14, 1911 - Caracas, October 13, 2008), was a Venezuelan popular musician, conductor and composer. He composed many important Venezuelan merengue; one of his most important works was the song Barlovento. He won the National Music Prize in 1988. He died on October 13, 2008, at the age of 97.