La Pollera Colorá Explained

La Pollera Colorá
Genre:	Cumbia

"La Pollera Colorá" is a Colombian cumbia song. It was composed in 1960 as an instrumental by clarinetist Juan Madera Castro. Singer-songwriter Wilson Choperena composed the lyrics in 1962.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Rankings

It has been rated as one of the best Colombian songs of all time by multiple media sources:

• In its list of the ten most iconic Colombian songs, El Nuevo Siglo, rated La Pollera Colorá at No. 1.^[4]
• In its list of the 50 best Colombian songs of all time, El Tiempo, Colombia's most widely circulated newspaper, ranked the version of the song recorded by Wilson Choperena with the Pedro Salceo orchestra at No. 5.^[5]
• In its list of the top ten Colombian songs, El Heraldo rated Colombia Tierra Querida at No. 7.^[6]
• Viva Music Colombia rated the song No. 10 on its list of the 100 most important Colombian songs of all time.^[7]

Ownership dispute

Ownership of the rights to the song was later subject of legal proceedings. Juan Madera Castro accused Choperena of appropriating the song's rights; the latter was sentenced, in 2010, to 24 months in prison and ordered to pay a fine of more than 10 million Colombian pesos.^[8]

Versions

It is one of the most popular Colombian songs. It has been recorded by many artists including the following:

• Alberto Barros^[9]
• Carolina la O^[10]
• Wilson Choperena^[11]
• Juan Diego Flórez^[12]
• La Sonora Dinamita^[13]
• La Sonora Ponceña^[14]
• Los Corraleros de Majagual^[15]
• Los Llopis^[16]
• Los Wawancó^[17]
• Margarita la Diosa de la Cumbia^[18]
• Gonzalo Martinez^[19]
• Aniceto Molina^[20]
• Carmen Rivero^[21]
• Pedro Salcedo & His Orchestra^[22]
• Tropical Panamá^[23]
• Charlie Zaa^[24]
• Yuri^[25]

External links

• La pollera colorá at Spanish Wikipedia

Notes and References

1. Web site: Así se compuso la legendaria canción 'La pollera colorá'. El Tiempo. December 9, 2011. Manuel Navarro-El Tiempo.
2. Web site: La historia de "La Pollera Colorá". Vanguardia. January 26, 2021.
3. News: ‘La pollera colorá’, una cumbia con alma. El Tiempo. Ciro A. Quiroz. November 8, 2019.
4. News: Las de siempre: top 10 de las canciones más colombianas. El Nuevo Siglo. September 10, 2021.
5. News: Las 50 mejores canciones de Colombia. El Tiempo.
6. News: Top 10 de las canciones más colombianas para celebrar este 20 de Julio. El Heraldo. September 9, 2021.
7. Web site: Las 100 Canciones Colombianas Mas Importantes de Toda La Historia. Viva Music Colombia. September 9, 2021.
8. Web site: Condena por 'La pollera colorá'. December 9, 2011. El Espectador.
9. Web site: Alberto Barros - La Pollera Colora. YouTube. September 9, 2021.
10. Web site: Carolina La O - La Pollera Colora "En Vivo" (Oficial). YouTube. September 9, 2021.
11. Web site: Wilson Chopenera: La Pollera Colorá. AllMusic. September 9, 2021.
12. Web site: Juan Diego Flórez at Wiener Konzerthaus: "La pollera colorá" (Juan Madera Castro). YouTube. September 9, 2021.
13. Web site: Pollera Colora' La Sonora Dinamita. YouTube. September 9, 2021.
14. Web site: La Sonora Dinamita: La Pollera Colorá. AllMusic. September 9, 2021.
15. Web site: Los Corraleros de Majagual – La Pollera Colorá - Grandes Hits. Discogs. September 9, 2021.
16. Web site: Los Llopis – Quiero Amanecer / La Pollera Colora. Discogs. September 9, 2021.
17. Web site: Los Wawanco: La Pollera Colorá. AllMusic. September 9, 2021.
18. Web site: La pollera colora - Margarita la Diosa de la Cumbia. YouTube. September 9, 2021.
19. Web site: Gonzalo Martinez – La Pollera Colora Remixes. Discogs. September 9, 2021.
20. Web site: Aniceto Molina: La Pollera Colorá. AllMusic. September 9, 2021.
21. Web site: Carmen Rivero - La Pollera Colora. Discogs. September 9, 2021.
22. Web site: Pedro Salcedo & His Orchestra: La Pollera Colorá. AllMusic. September 9, 2021.
23. Web site: Tropical Panamá - La Pollera Colora. Discogs. June 17, 2023.
24. Web site: Charlie Zaa: La Pollera Colorá. AllMusic. September 9, 2021.
25. Web site: Yuri: La Pollera Colorá. Discogs. September 23, 2020.