Marulanda was born in a coffee-growing region of west-central Colombia in the Quindío Department , to a peasant family politically aligned with the Liberal Party during conflicts in the 1940s and 1950s .
He was born on May 13 , 1930 ( a date that has been disputed ) , in a coffee-growing region of west-central Colombia in the Quindío Department , to a peasant family politically aligned with the Liberal Party during La Violencia .