The theme for the Puma that Venezuela turned into an anthem

Jose Luis Rodriguez, El Puma, was the singer who released the iconic theme "Venezuela", a song that has become a sort of emblematic anthem of that country; who knows if more for political reasons than for other circumstances.

The fact is that the author of the music, also José Luis, but Armenteros, has just died last June 11 in Madrid, at the age of 72 years.

Armenteros is author, also, of politically emblematic songs such as "Libertad sin ira" which became the sound of the transition in Spain after the death of dictator Francisco Franco. By the way, the singer of that song was known at that time as Maribel Martin, and today is the Spanish singer is known as Martirio.

Armenteros integrated in the sixties, the youth group Lightnings. Later, he joined his talents to Paul Smith, and together with the emblematic songs he composed already mentioned.

Other important Armenteros songs are "Tell Me", for grouping Formula V, and then served as background music for a television series of the same name; "America, America" ​​and "Free" for Nino Bravo; "Like a wave , " made ​​famous by Rocío Jurado; "Latino" to Francisco; "Star of David" to Juan Bau and " The Far Country" for the Panamanian Basilio.