Department of Nariño Departamento del Nariño
—  Department  —
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Desde el mar hasta el Galeras (Spanish: From the sea to the Galeras)
Anthem: Himno del Departamento de Nariño
Nariño shown in red
Coordinates: 01°10′N 77°16′W / 1.167°N 77.267°W / 1.167; -77.267Coordinates: 01°10′N 77°16′W / 1.167°N 77.267°W / 1.167; -77.267
Country	Colombia
Region	Pacific Region/Andes Region
Established	August 6, 1904
Capital	Pasto
Government
• Governor	Raúl Delgado Guerrero (Unity for a Better Nariño)
Area
• Total	33,268 km2 (12,845 sq mi)
Area rank	11
Population (2005)[1]
• Total	1,531,777
• Rank	8
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-05
ISO 3166 code	CO-NAR
Provinces	3
Municipalities	62
Website	www.gobernar.gov.co

Nariño (Spanish pronunciation: [naˈɾiɲo]) is a department of Colombia named after Antonio Nariño. It is in the west of the country, bordering Ecuador and the Pacific Ocean.

Its capital is Pasto, other important cities include Tumaco, Ipiales.

Municipalities[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• (Spanish) Government of Narino official website

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Julio Jaramillo del rosario
The Nightingale of America
Background information
Birth name	Julio Alfredo Jaramillo Laurido
Also known as	J. J. (Jota Jota)[1] El Ruiseñor de América (The Nightingale of the Americas)
Born	(1935-10-01)October 1, 1935
Origin	Guayaquil, Ecuador
Died	February 9, 1978(1978-02-09) (aged 42)
Genres	pasillo, bolero, corrido, valse, tango, ranchera
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	1950–1978
Labels	Ónix, Yoyo Music, Sonolux, Discos Peerless, Codiscos

Julio Alfredo Jaramillo Laurido (October 1, 1935 – February 9, 1978) was a notable Ecuadorian singer and recording artist who performed throughout Latin America achieving great fame for his renditions of boleros, valses, pasillos, tangos, and rancheras.^[2]

Having recorded more than 4,000 songs throughout his career, his most famous song was perhaps "Nuestro Juramento" written by Puerto Rican composer, Benito de Jesús.^[1][3]

Jaramillo recorded with many other notable Latin American artists including Puerto Rican singer, Daniel Santos; fellow Ecuadorian singer, Olimpo Cárdenas; and Colombian singer, Alci Acosta.

Biography[link]

Childhood[link]

Jaramillo was born on October 1, 1935, in Guayaquil, Ecuador. His parents moved to Guayaquil from the town of Machachi in search for a better life.^[4]. He had two siblings, a sister who died at the age of 5 and a brother named Pepe. Their neighbor Ignacio Toapanta let the kids play with his musical instruments, and taught them to play the guitar. Julio later made his own guitar out of bamboo so that he could practice more. Attending the school led by Francisco García Avilés was probably the final push towards Julio's musical career.

By age 15, his brother Pepe had had some success as an artist, but later left music to study philosophy in Colombia. Julio wasn't as disciplined, but still wanted to be an artist, like his brother.

By the age of 17, Jaramillo was becoming famous for having a beautiful and warm voice, and participated in radio programs at "El Condor" radio station. In 1950 he joined with two friends to form a trio and got to visit the towns of Esmeraldas and Manabi. On one occasion he was forced to return to his job as a shoemaker to survive. Despite the criticisms, penalties, tears and entreaties of his mother, he was unable to leave his bohemian lifestyle and revelers.

Adult life and marriage[link]

At 18, Julio left home, rented an apartment with Irene, with whom he had a baby. Sadly, the baby died after a short eight months. At this time he worked as a shoemaker, but still insisting unsuccessfully on pursuing a career as a musician. He was often seen at a place called "La Lagartera" serenating people for tips. At "La Lagartera" Julio met other musicians. It was during these years that he came to know Odalina Sánchez at the local Radio El Triunfo. He fell in love with Odalina and left Irene for her. Together they had a son named Fransisco, born march 9th 1955. However, before the age of 20 he married María Eudocia Rivera, who was at the time four months pregnant with his child. Still, he still kept an ongoing love affair with Odalina.

Back in Guayaquil, he never stop being "the kid from the block", humble, friendly, bohemian, generous and joyful. He started a TV show, in channel 4, in which he performed frequently and recorded new songs. However, a life of excesses and lack of control affected his health which got progressively worse.

Professional career[link]

With the recording of his first album, "My Poor Dear Mother" (1954), which was a duet with Donna Fresia Saavedra, his name began to be well-known. This was followed by the Peruvian-style waltz song called "Wife" (1955), a duet with Carlos Rubira Infante.In 1956 the peruvian-style waltz Fatalidad(music by Laureano Martínez Smart, text by Juan Sixto Prieto) marked his breakthrough. It's something between a Peruvian waltz and an Ecuadorian "pasillo". It was a huge success from the very beginning. 6000 first prints were sold within a week. By the end of 1956 he had a produced a dozen albums with the label Onix. In 1959 he went to TV and also the movies. His first film being Mala mujer or "wicked Woman". His international recognition came after the Peruvian-style waltz "Nuestro Juramento" (1957), when he made ​​several tours in Latin America: He began a journey through Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Uruguay and Chile. The Mexican label Peerless caught interest and sent him on tour to Peru and Chile. In Colombia he met up with his brother Pepe, who had previously emigrated. When not on tour he did shows at the movie theaters of Guayaquil, as it was the custom of the time to present musical shows before showing the movie. Due to his huge popularity he started to have shows on Saturdays and Sundays and later even that grew to twice a day the whole week. Upon returning to his country, he was arrested and taken to military service. Returning to civilian life in 1960, he continued his career, reaching sellout performances of up to four consecutive months at the Guayaquil Guayas Theater. He also had a part in the Ecuadorian movie "Romance" and one other in Argentina. In 1965 he settled in Venezuela and completed successful tours in Mexico, Puerto Rico and Central America. He also recorded a duet with Daniel Santos, Olimpo Cardenas Alci Acosta. His last international tour was held in the United States and Canada. The scandals of his turbulent life were often also a source of news. Several times he was imprisoned and almost always by women's issues or noncompliance with the Juvenile Court. Besides being married five times, Julio had children with other women with estimates of up to of twenty-eight. Never denied his humble origins, he was always very generous, wasteful of money with his friends, and machismo prototype from his country side.

Operation[link]

On his return to Ecuador in 1975, tired, prematurely aged and corroded by cirrhosis, was booed at a performance in his hometown because his voice was no longer the same. In his last years of his life, Julio Jaramillo had a radio program at Crystal Radio entitled "Time for J.J.", whose commercial time did not even generate enough money to make a decent living. During the early days of the month of February 1978, Julio Jaramillo underwent a highly risky medical procedure to remove gallstones. The procedure was successful, but during the postoperative period he was imprudent enough to pull the probes connected to his body. This caused a peritonitis which forced doctors to perform a second operation. However, due to the years as a bohemian and neglect, his body did not respond as expected.

Death[link]

Jaramillo died at the relatively young age of forty-two. His remains were given a farewell like no other person has known in Guayaquil. It is estimated that there were about 250,000 Ecuadorians at his funeral.^[1] His level of popularity in Ecuador could be compared to Frank Sinatra's in the United States or Carlos Gardel's in Argentina.^[1] Since 1993, his birthday has been commemorated as a national holiday for the pasillo: Día del Pasillo Ecuatoriano (Day of the Ecuadorian Pasillo).^[2]

Notable songs performed[link]

Songs composed by Julio Jaramillo[link]

According to All Music Guide^[5]

See also[link]

• Los Chalchaleros
• Carlos Gardel
• Daniel Santos
• Pasillo
• Bolero

References[link]

• Enciclopedia del Ecuador

External links[link]

• Museum dedicated to Julio Jaramillo (Spanish)
• Biography at mp3.com
• Julio Jaramillo discography
• Julio Jaramillo, life, mp3s

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