Delfín Quishpe

Delfín Quishpe Apugllón (born December 4, 1977), artistically known as Delfin Hasta el Fin (lit: Dolphin until the end) is an Ecuadorian singer-songwriter, celebrity, and politician, who gained famed performing a style he calls "Andean techno-folklore".[1] His popularity largely came from the comical nature of his music. Quishpe's song "Torres Gemelas" (Twin Towers) remains the song that has received most attention.[2] He was the mayor of his hometown, Guamote, from May 2019 to February 2023. In March 2021, he was arrested and later sentenced by the Ecuadorian Attorney General's Office, to 5 years in prison for influence peddling and corruption.[3]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Quishpe and the second or maternal family name is Apugllón.
Delfín Quishpe
Delfín Quishpe in Guayaquil (2012)
Mayor of Guamote
In office
15 May 2019 – 1 February 2023
Preceded byLuis Chuquimarca
Succeeded byMiguel Marcatoma
Personal details
Born
Delfín Quishpe Apugllón

(1977-12-04) 4 December 1977
San Antonio, Guamote, Ecuador
Political partyPachakutik
Criminal chargesInfluence peddling and corruption
Criminal penalty5 years imprisonment
Musical career
Also known asDelfín Hasta el Fin
GenresAndean music, Technocumbia
Instrument(s)Vocals
Websitewww.quishpe.com

Biography

Delfín Quishpe was born in a small town named San Antonio in Guamote, Ecuador.[4] He is son of the merchant Anselmo Quishpe and Mercedes Apugllón.[4] He is of indigenous Quechua descent.

Career

In 2003, he recorded his second album, "El Gallito". It contained songs such as: "El Gallito Bandido", "El Delfincito", "Cuando Me Vaya", and "Cuaya Huay".[5] A year later he created his first video, the aforementioned that was posted on Internet.

Delfín Quishpe in 2012

In 2006, "Torres Gemelas" (Twin Towers) was released. While the song is tragic in nature, the subject matter being Delfin losing a loved one in the terrorist attack of 9/11, the whimsical and kitschy nature of the song as well as the poor acting in the music video has made this song an internet meme.[1][6][7][8]

In April 2010 Defín Quishpe released the song "En tus Tierras Bailaré", featuring the two Peruvian "YouTube stars" Wendy Sulca and Tigresa del Oriente. The song received attention in Latin American media and rapidly got more than one million hits in a few weeks.[9] The song was later called a "Youtube We are the World" by Calle 13 singer Residente.[10]

Personal life

He has a wife, Rosario Urquiza Coro, and two children: Luis Rolando (2002–2018)[6] and Alex Delfín (born 2004).[4]

References
  1. The Clinic No. 197 (2007-01-04). "Leo Marcazzolo, "Sería una sorpresa cantar en Viña"".
  2. David Sasaki, "Ecuador, Chile: Kitsch Goes for Cash on YouTube". Global Voices. 2007-03-07.
  3. "El cantante Delfín Quishpe detenido por tráfico de influencias". 24 Horas (in Spanish). 2021-12-01. Archived from the original on 2021-12-01. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  4. Redacción Telemix (2016-09-23). "Delfín, el provocador que navega a contracorriente". El Telégrafo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2019-04-03.
  5. "Los mensajes con los que Delfín Quishpe despidió a su hijo". El Comercio. October 22, 2018.
  6. Sandoval, Carla (2018-10-19). "Falleció un hijo del cantante ecuatoriano Delfín Quishpe". El Comercio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2021-12-09. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  7. "Revista Lideres.ec". Archived from the original on 2009-07-18. Retrieved 2010-04-22. Revista Lideres, retrieved 2010-03-22
  8. Xavier A. Flores Aguirre, El símbolo Delfín, El Universo, 2007-03-24.
  9. Diario El Tiempo, Ecuador
  10. Diario El comercio, Peru
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