Otilio GalÃndez
Otilio GalÃndez was a Venezuelan songwriter and musician. He is best known for his Christmas songs like "La Restinga", even though he also composed popular Venezuelan waltzes, serenades, bambucos or joropos such as "Pueblos tristes", "Flor de mayo" and "Mi tripón". Many of his songs have been recorded by MarÃa Teresa ChacÃn, Ilan Chester, Simón DÃaz, Pablo Milanés, Silvio RodrÃguez, Mercedes Sosa, Cecilia Todd and Lilia Vera, among others.
Among his recordings are a solo album released in 1978 by Promus, El poeta Otilio GalÃndez canta sus canciones, and an album recorded with his parrandón in 1983. Between 1979 and 1992, he worked for electricity company CADAFE, in Caracas.
GalÃndez was a long-time resident of Maracay, living there from 1974 until the time of his death in 2009, at the age of 73.
