Gustavo Quintero

Cumbia
Tropical

Occupations

Singer-songwriter
musician

Instruments

Vocals
Accordion
Dulzaina

Labels

Codiscos
Discos Fuentes
Sony Music
Discos Musart
Discos Victoria
Sonolux

Musical artist

Gustavo de Jesus Quintero Morales, better known as "El Loko", (23 December 1939 – 18 December 2016) was a Colombian singer-songwriter. He is considered one of the great representatives of the Colombian tropical music.

Early life

Quintero studied at the Édgar Poe Restrepo school in Medellín and from an early age he has shown his musical skills. He participated in choirs of churches and received classes at the school of Fine Arts in Medellín. "El Loko", as he was known, studied Economics at the University of Antioquia, which he didn't finish. He was called "Loko" for his stage antics.

Career

When he lived in Cali, he formed the band Los Gatos. He was also a singer with The Teen Agers. Upon his return to Medellín he formed the group Los Hispanos. Then he left Los Hispanos (Codiscos), with Rodolfo Aicardi replacing him, and formed Los Graduados.^{[citation needed]}

"Asi Empezaron Papa Y Mama" was a famous dance song of Los Graduados. He was the first showman of Colombian tropical music.^{[citation needed]}

Quintero is one of the most imitated artists in both style and music, many musical groups dedicating themselves to perform his music during the Christmas season.^{[citation needed]}

Death

Quintero had had several health problems and complications throughout his life. His death occurred on the Sunday of 18 December 2016 at 1:40 in the morning at the Las Americas Clinic in Medellín to stomach cancer.^{[citation needed]}

Songs

La Cinta Verde
Asi Empezaron Papa Y Mama
Ese Muerto no Lo Cargo Yo (Don Goyo)
Fantasia Nocturna (Lucerito)
Carita De Angel
La Pelea Del siglo
La Banda Del Vecino
La Maestranza
Juanito Preguntón
Quinceañera
El Coquero

References

Gustavo Quintero | Codiscos (in Spanish)
Gustavo Quintero – detalles | Codiscos (in Spanish)
Gustavo Quintero – Productos Info | Discos Fuentes (in Spanish)
Gustavo Quintero | Discos Fuentes (in Spanish)
Gustavo Quintero | Discos Fuentes (in Spanish)
Gustavo Quintero ajustó 50 años de poner a bailar a los colombianos en diciembre (in Spanish)
Aconsejo de rionegro con gustavo el loco quintero y las glorias del deporte rionegro (in Spanish)
Los Mejores, Los Hispanos, Los Graduados (in Spanish)
Los graduados | iTunes (in Spanish)
Gustavo Y Su Combo Gran Colombia – Gustavo Quintero (in Spanish)