Diomedes Díaz is perhaps the most influential icon of Vallenate music. El Cacique de la Junta celebrated a new anniversary of his birth on 26 May, so his followers and family have this date as a great reference for Vallenato folklore. The artist was born in 1957 on a farm called Carrizal, corregimiento de La Junta, in La Guajira. That is, if he were alive he would turn 69 years old. It was an exceptional singer who since childhood showed great p…
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Diomedes Díaz is perhaps the most influential icon of Vallenate music. El Cacique de la Junta celebrated a new anniversary of his birth on 26 May, so his followers and family have this date as a great reference for Vallenato folklore. The artist was born in 1957 on a farm called Carrizal, corregimiento de La Junta, in La Guajira. That is, if he were alive he would turn 69 years old. It was an exceptional singer who since childhood showed great p…