Emiliano Zuleta

Emiliano Antonio Zuleta Baquero (1912–2005) was a Colombian vallenato songwriter, accordion player and singer, popularly known as El Viejo Mile (The Old Mile). Around 1938 he wrote "La Gota Fría", a song that emerged from a piqueria with Lorenzo Morales and that years later was recorded by Carlos Vives, turning the song into an international hit.