Simon Narciso Díaz Márquez was born in BBQ, Venezuela, August 8, 1928. He is a musician, composer and singer of Venezuelan popular genre.
Biography
The first of the eight sons of Don Juan Diaz and Maria Marquez, the death of his father takes care of his family. Also served as an ATM, a boxer and a street vendor. Known mostly for the rescue of the tune llanera, Simón Díaz, convinced that the tune of the Venezuelan plains is a musical air of unique features, was devoted entirely to spreading, studying and composing to turn it into an authentic musical genre in which they have achieved expressed great artists like Soledad Bravo, Mercedes Sosa (Argentina), Caetano Veloso, Ivan Lins, Joyce (Brazil), Danny Rivera, Ednita Nazario, Cheo Feliciano, Roberto Torres and Gilberto Santa Rosa (Puerto Rico) and Franco De Vita, Ilan Chester (Venezuela) among others. Likewise, prominent conductors and composers of academic music tunes have been Simón Díaz to the language of the symphony orchestra and choral arrangements, thereby sealing the universal character of this genre.
But musicians are not the only ones attracted to the tunes of Simon Diaz are also artists from other disciplines, such as the renowned German choreographer Pina Bausch, who included some of these tunes from Simon Diaz for his work creating music for "Nur Du". Moreover, the renowned film director Pedro Almodovar also included in the soundtrack of his film "The Flower of My Secret" a tune from Simon Diaz is called "Full Moon Tonada" version of Caetano Veloso.
His passion for singing and performing led him to theater, film and television, projecting into the 60's as one of the greatest comedians of Venezuela and symbol of the most genuine expressions of folklore and popular culture. From 1963 to 1978 he recorded several albums with maestro Hugo Blanco.
the work undertaken in your country: So far it has been a major player in 3 plays and 5 feature films, has produced and hosted 12 different TV shows extremely high tune, all designed to promote Venezuelan music, one of which was devoted to teaching popular culture just for kids. This program served 10 years on the air, and this experience Simón Díaz became known as "Simon", the name by which he is affectionately known. He kept driving a daily radio program for 25 years, also dedicated to folklore and Venezuelan music on his record label has more than 70 musical productions. There are countless actions art that has made throughout his career, and he has shared the stage with artists such as Mario Moreno "Cantinflas", Placido Domingo, Lucho Gatica, Marco Antonio Muniz, Joan Manuel Serrat, Mercedes Sosa and Atahualpa Yupanqui, etc. . This held fruitful career in 1998, 50 years of artistic life.
has received major awards given by your country in terms of music. He was awarded the highest decoration awarded by the Venezuelan state, ie the "Order of the Liberator in Grand Cordon Order", becoming the only country artist that has been imposed on that distinction. He has represented his country in France, England, Spain, Poland, Hungary, Iraq, United States, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Ecuador, Chile, Brazil, Cuba and Colombia.
Known internationally as the author of "Caballo viejo" (erroneously known as Wade out of Venezuela), the compositions of Simón Díaz, regardless of the tune, have been interpreted by artists such as Placido Domingo, Ray Conniff, Julio Iglesias, Celia Cruz, Ruben Blades, Gilberto Santa Rosa Gipsy Kings, Tania Libertad, María Dolores Pradera, Armando Manzanero Barbarito Diez, Ry Cooder, Martyrdom and Oscar D'Leon.
Thus, Simón Díaz, besides being the iconic character of the Venezuelan, is also one of the most valuable and popular composers of Latin America universal, making it a must and undeniable part of the history of popular music, both in Venezuela in the rest of the world.
television's prestigious A & E World has produced a documentary at its "Biography" dedicated to the life of Simon Diaz was released in September 2004.
In 2008, becomes entitled Latin Grammy for lifetime achievement, thanks to the application from a website where signatures were collected much deserved award.
The first of the eight sons of Don Juan Diaz and Maria Marquez, the death of his father takes care of his family. Also served as an ATM, a boxer and a street vendor. Known mostly for the rescue of the tune llanera, Simón Díaz, convinced that the tune of the Venezuelan plains is a musical air of unique features, was devoted entirely to spreading, studying and composing to turn it into an authentic musical genre in which they have achieved expressed great artists like Soledad Bravo, Mercedes Sosa (Argentina), Caetano Veloso, Ivan Lins, Joyce (Brazil), Danny Rivera, Ednita Nazario, Cheo Feliciano, Roberto Torres and Gilberto Santa Rosa (Puerto Rico) and Franco De Vita, Ilan Chester (Venezuela) among others. Likewise, prominent conductors and composers of academic music tunes have been Simón Díaz to the language of the symphony orchestra and choral arrangements, thereby sealing the universal character of this genre.
But musicians are not the only ones attracted to the tunes of Simon Diaz are also artists from other disciplines, such as the renowned German choreographer Pina Bausch, who included some of these tunes from Simon Diaz for his work creating music for "Nur Du". Moreover, the renowned film director Pedro Almodovar also included in the soundtrack of his film "The Flower of My Secret" a tune from Simon Diaz is called "Full Moon Tonada" version of Caetano Veloso.
His passion for singing and performing led him to theater, film and television, projecting into the 60's as one of the greatest comedians of Venezuela and symbol of the most genuine expressions of folklore and popular culture. From 1963 to 1978 he recorded several albums with maestro Hugo Blanco.
the work undertaken in your country: So far it has been a major player in 3 plays and 5 feature films, has produced and hosted 12 different TV shows extremely high tune, all designed to promote Venezuelan music, one of which was devoted to teaching popular culture just for kids. This program served 10 years on the air, and this experience Simón Díaz became known as "Simon", the name by which he is affectionately known. He kept driving a daily radio program for 25 years, also dedicated to folklore and Venezuelan music on his record label has more than 70 musical productions. There are countless actions art that has made throughout his career, and he has shared the stage with artists such as Mario Moreno "Cantinflas", Placido Domingo, Lucho Gatica, Marco Antonio Muniz, Joan Manuel Serrat, Mercedes Sosa and Atahualpa Yupanqui, etc. . This held fruitful career in 1998, 50 years of artistic life.
has received major awards given by your country in terms of music. He was awarded the highest decoration awarded by the Venezuelan state, ie the "Order of the Liberator in Grand Cordon Order", becoming the only country artist that has been imposed on that distinction. He has represented his country in France, England, Spain, Poland, Hungary, Iraq, United States, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Ecuador, Chile, Brazil, Cuba and Colombia.
Known internationally as the author of "Caballo viejo" (erroneously known as Wade out of Venezuela), the compositions of Simón Díaz, regardless of the tune, have been interpreted by artists such as Placido Domingo, Ray Conniff, Julio Iglesias, Celia Cruz, Ruben Blades, Gilberto Santa Rosa Gipsy Kings, Tania Libertad, María Dolores Pradera, Armando Manzanero Barbarito Diez, Ry Cooder, Martyrdom and Oscar D'Leon.
Thus, Simón Díaz, besides being the iconic character of the Venezuelan, is also one of the most valuable and popular composers of Latin America universal, making it a must and undeniable part of the history of popular music, both in Venezuela in the rest of the world.
television's prestigious A & E World has produced a documentary at its "Biography" dedicated to the life of Simon Diaz was released in September 2004.
In 2008, becomes entitled Latin Grammy for lifetime achievement, thanks to the application from a website where signatures were collected much deserved award.
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