Tony Camargo - El Año Viejo | Letra

💡Fun Facts

• 1The song was composed in 1951 by Crescencio Salcedo, an illiterate Colombian indigenous farmer who actually owned a chiva, burra negra, yegua blanca, and got along well with his suegra.[4][5]
• 2Tony Camargo, born in Guadalajara, Mexico, discovered the song's sketch in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1952 and recorded it with RCA in 1953, launching his career.[1][3]
• 3The backing vocals were by the trio Las Tres Conchitas, featuring lively coros that made it a hit.[1]
• 4Tony Camargo passed away on August 5, 2020, at age 94, but called the song 'a gift from life' that plays in homes worldwide.[2][4]
• 5It's popular not just in Mexico but in Spain, Italy, Japan, and Russia, often adapted locally.[2]