In the Vallenata Legend Park Consuelo Araujonoguera, Jaime Luis Castañeda Campillo was elected King of Vallenato on the 57th edition of the Vallenata Legend Festival, held in tribute to the maestro Iván Villazón.
The King made the tour ‘If the guava tree kills me’, by Alejandro Durán; the merengue La brasilera, by Rafael Escalona; the mac ‘I had a love’, by Freddy Peralta and the puya ‘Déjala vení’, by Nafer Durán, captivating the judging jury and the public with his talent and skill when he played four traditional horns Vallenato.
Campillo was looking for the crown for several years, achieving this dream on May 4.
“Glory and honor to God because it is a dream come true, thanks to my friends and family who supported me and all those who support this tradition,” Campillo told him the audience present in the Leyenda Vallenata park.
Along with Jaime Luis on the box was José Murgas and on the guacharaca by Jaider Daza.
The finalists were: Javier Rodrigo Álvarez Orozco, Jaime Luis Castañeda Campillo, Jairo Andrés de la Ossa Otero, Omar Alberto Hernández Brochero and Camilo Andrés Molina Luna.
The qualifying jury consisted of the King of Vallenato Álvaro Meza; the former Minister of Housing, Jonathan Malagón, the doctor Noé Martínez Cuello, Carlos Camargo and Roberto Gómez Pavajeau.
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The final boxers qualified in the semi-final held at the Fair Livestock Pedro Castro Monsalvo coliseum.
It was a surprise on the day to knock out Juan David ‘El Pollito’ Herrera, who was among the favorites to compete for the King of Vallenato crown, as he did in 1996 when he was a winner.
