Colombian people
La Cucharita se me perdió is a song that hit the charts in Colombia during the early 1980s. The song is in the style of the traditional "carranguera" music native to the rural lands of central Colombia, a folk music genre analogous to the "bluegrass" music that is indigenous to the U.S.The song's creator, Jorge Velosa, is famous within the country for this and other songs that became popular among the Colombian people.