Inés García de Durán (June 26, 1928 – July 7, 2011) was a Colombian folklorist linked specially to the traditions of her native land, the Huila Department. She founded the Departmental Dance School and taught in the Departmental Music Conservatory.Personajes - HUILA, National Cultural Information System. She is notable for having created the choreography for El Sanjuanero,Sanjuanero: Visión estética y amatoria del bambuco .Mapa folklórico Colombiano . Huila's most famous dance and one of Colombia's best known tunes. Neiva's International Dance Encounter Inés García Durán was named in her honour. She is the daughter of a prominent engineer and politician Joaquín García Borrero.
Personal life In 1950 she married Ernesto Durán Cordovez and had three children.Diario del Huila , Adiós Inés García de Durán. She was a friend of prominent local and national figures such as musician Jorge Villamil, and politicians Rodrigo Lara Bonilla and Guillermo Plazas Alcid.
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