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Díaz, Simón

LC control no.no 98011974
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Personal name headingDíaz, Simón
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Variant(s)Díaz Márquez, Simón
Márquez, Simón Díaz
Associated countryVenezuela
Birth date1928-08-08
Death date2014-02-19
Place of birthBarbacoas (Aragua, Venezuela)
Place of deathCaracas (Venezuela)
Field of activityFolk music--Venezuela
Profession or occupationFolk singers Composers Cuatro players Comedians
Special noteMachine-derived authority record.
Found inLCCN 91-742381: Lo Mejor de Billo y Simon, 198-
Simón Díaz WWW site, May 7, 2009: Biography (Simon Diaz; b. 1928; Venezuelan musician, singer, composer of popular music; comedian; performed in the theater, motion pictures, TV, and radio)
New York times (online), viewed Feb. 25, 2014 (in obituary published Feb. 24: Simón Díaz; b. Simón Díaz Márquez, Aug. 8, 1928, Barbacoas, Aragua; d. Wednesday [Feb. 19, 2014], Caracas, aged 85; one of Venezuela's most popular singers and comedians who also earned recognition worldwide for his prowess as a player of the cuatro)
Associated languagespa