death_date birth_place birth_date image article_title name
march 15 , 2002 august 19 , 1906 canchunchú valley , sucre state , venezuela august 19 , 1906 luis mariano rivera 12.jpg luis mariano rivera
 luis mariano rivera
luis mariano rivera

luis mariano rivera -lrb- 1906-2002 -rrb- was a venezuelan singer , composer , poet , and dramatist .
he was born on august 19 , 1906 and was a self-taught musician .
he wrote hundreds of songs that have been performed by musicians including morella muñoz , jesús sevillano , gualberto ibarreto , juan carlos salazar , cecilia todd , lilia vera , simón díaz , serenata guayanesa and un solo pueblo .
biographer rafael salazar wrote in his book `` luis mariano rivera , poet and singer of express canchunchú '' : `` few popular poets and musicians have had the privilege to be recognized by so many people , regional and national institutions '' .
luis mariano rivera died on march 15 , 2002 .
