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- Birth nameHugo César Blanco Manzo
- Hugo Blanco was born on September 25, 1940 in Caracas, Venezuela. He was a composer, known for Ferpect Crime (2004), Lola the Truck Driving Woman (1985) and Pedro Navaja (1984). He was married to Ana Isabel Aranguren Mancebo. He died on June 14, 2015 in Caracas, Venezuela.
- SpouseAna Isabel Aranguren Mancebo(1978 - June 14, 2015) (his death, 3 children)
- He is best known for the song he composed'Moliendo Café', which had been adopted by football fans around the world.
- He purchased his first musical instrument known as a cuatro at the age of 15 and learned to play it listening to the radio.
- He is best known as the author of "Moliendo Café" and other songs like "El Burrito Sabanero", "Leche Condensada", "Luces de Caracas", "Sierra Nevada" and "Mañanita Zuliana".
- In the 1960s, Blanco composed many popular gaitas with Simón Díaz called Gaitas de las Locas.
- Blanco created a new Venezuelan music style, a fusion of Cuban music and joropo, called "the orquídea" in honor of the Venezuelan national flower.
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