Biography
Pacho Galan (Francisco Galán Blanco, Soledad, October 3, 1906 - Barranquilla, July 21, 1988) was a Colombian composer and band leader of several Colombian music forms, including porro, cumbia, gaita and merecumbe.
His songs include Boquita Sala, Rio Y Mar, Fiesta de Cumbia, Cumbia Alegre and Ay Cosita Linda, which became one of his most famous after Nat King Cole recorded his own rendition of the song.
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