![]() ![]() In 1958, Jorge Augusto Villamil received his doctorate in medicine with a specialization in orthopedic surgery from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Jorge Villamil studied elemental school in Garzón (a small town in Huila Department) and graduated from high school in Bogotá (Colombia). ![]() He grew up in a large farm in the country side of Colombia this was a critical factor on his future musical works some of them describe the social struggles of Colombian history and the colorful life of the country side. Villamil's parents were Jorge Villamil Ortega and Leonor Cordovez Pizarro (Panama). He was the youngest and only male of a family of 7. Villamil's talent was evident when he learned to play Colombian tiple at 4 years of age. ![]() He was one of the most prolific and important composers of Colombia and South America. Jorge Villamil Cordovez (J– February 28, 2010) was a Colombian composer and songwriter born in El Cedral, a large coffee plantation near Neiva ( Huila). ![]()
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