Julio Jaramillo
Julio Alfredo Jaramillo Laurido (born October 1, 1935 in Guayaquil , Ecuador ; † February 9, 1978 ibid), called JJ, was one of the most important musicians of the Ecuadorian pasillo . In 1956 he published his most famous song, the bolero “Nuestro juramento”.
Life
Julio Jaramillo's parents were Apolonia Laurido and Juan Jaramillo. He had to work in a shoemaker's shop at a young age because he came from a poor background. He grew up with musical role models such as Olimpo Cárdenas , Carlos Rubira Infante and the Guayaquil and Villafuerte duets.
He achieved one of his first notable successes after recording his first album "Pobre mi madre querida" (1955), which he recorded in a duet with Fresia Saaverda . Then he took the pasillo "Esposa" with his mentor Carlos Rubira Infante and the following year the waltz "Fatalidad", which was played by all radio stations in Ecuador and in some other countries. However, he was only given international recognition with the title “Nuestro Juramento”, which led to numerous concert tours in Latin America.
Jaramillo finally returned to Guayaquil in 1977, albeit in poor health, so that he could not perform until his death a year later. He died that night just seconds after laughing at a joke. It is said that over two hundred thousand people showed condolences to him in the three days leading up to his funeral.
Jaramillo was the father of 42 children with different women in different Latin American countries. According to his eldest son Julio Jaramillo Sánchez, 39 of them were recognized as biological children. Several of his children later became well-known singers and interpreters of their father's works themselves.
Well-known pieces
- Nuestro juramento
- Fatalidad (Peruvian Waltz)
- Reminiscencias
- Rondando do esquina
- No me toquen ese vals (Peruvian waltz)
- Cinco centavitos
- Un disco más
- Ódiame (Peruvian Waltz)
- Te esperaré
- Alma mía (Peruvian Waltz)
- Los versos para mi madre
- Senderito de amor
- Bodas Negras
Web links
- Rudolfo Pérez Pimentel: Julio Jaramillo Laurido. In: Diccionario Biográfico del Ecuador. Guayaquil 1987-, Volume 11 (Spanish)
- Música de Ecuador: Julio Jaramillo. (Spanish)
Individual evidence
- ^ 'Nuestro juramento', canción boricua que se volvió ecuatoriana in El Universo , Ecuadorian daily newspaper
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jaramillo, Julio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jaramillo Laurido, Julio Alfredo (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ecuadorian musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 1, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Guayaquil , Ecuador |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 9, 1978 |
| Place of death | Guayaquil , Ecuador |