Delfín Quishpe Explained

Delfín Quishpe
Module:	Embed: yes Term Start: 15 May 2019 Term End: 1 February 2023 Predecessor: Luis Chuquimarca Successor: Miguel Marcatoma Birth Name: Delfín Quishpe Apugllón Birth Date: 4 December 1977
Module2:	Embed: yes Criminal Charges: Influence peddling and corruption Criminal Penalty: 5 years imprisonment
Module3:	Embed: yes Alias: Delfín Hasta el Fin

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]

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. 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.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.^{[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) and Alex Delfín (born 2004).

External links

• Official Website (Spanish)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Leo Marcazzolo, "Sería una sorpresa cantar en Viña". The Clinic No. 197. 2007-01-04.
2. David Sasaki, Web site: Ecuador, Chile: Kitsch Goes for Cash on YouTube. Global Voices. 2007-03-07.
3. Web site: 2021-12-01. El cantante Delfín Quishpe detenido por tráfico de influencias. live. 2021-12-16. 24 Horas. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20211201182901/https://www.24-horas.mx/2021/12/01/el-cantante-delfin-quishpe-detenido-por-trafico-de-influencias/ . 2021-12-01 .
4. Web site: Redacción Telemix. 2016-09-23. Delfín, el provocador que navega a contracorriente. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190403203045/https://www.eltelegrafo.com.ec/noticias/40/22/delfin-el-provocador-que-navega-a-contracorriente. 2019-04-03. El Telégrafo. es.
5. News: Los mensajes con los que Delfín Quishpe despidió a su hijo. October 22, 2018. El Comercio.
6. Web site: Sandoval. Carla. 2018-10-19. Falleció un hijo del cantante ecuatoriano Delfín Quishpe. live. 2021-12-09. El Comercio. es-EC. https://web.archive.org/web/20211209211757/https://www.elcomercio.com/tendencias/entretenimiento/muerte-hijo-cantante-delfin-quishpe.html . 2021-12-09 .
7. Web site: Revista Lideres.ec . 2010-04-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090718224439/http://revistalideres.ec/2009-07-13/RR-HH/Noticia-Principal/LD090713P28TALENTOS.aspx . 2009-07-18 . Revista Lideres, retrieved 2010-03-22
8. Xavier A. Flores Aguirre, El símbolo Delfín, El Universo, 2007-03-24.
9. http://www.eltiempo.com.ec/noticias-cuenca/39702-contina-a-el-a-xito-de-delfa-n-quishpe/ Diario El Tiempo, Ecuador
10. http://elcomercio.pe/noticia/465296/vocalista-calle-13-destaco-twitter-video-tigresa-oriente Diario El comercio, Peru