# Rafael Escalona Martínez

> Rafael Calixto Escalona Martínez was a Colombian songwriter. He is considered one of the best vallenato songwriters of all time, though he could not play an instrument and rarely sang. He was a co-founder of the Vallenato Legend Festival, along with Consuelo Araújo and Alfonso López Michelsen.

*Compositor, Pintor, Escritor, Diseñador*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/rafael-escalona-martinez

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Born:** 1926-05-26
- **Died:** 2009-05-13
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 49.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.8 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 12.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 65.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **FACEBOOK**: https://www.facebook.com/fundacion.rafaelescalona (@fundacion.rafaelescalona)

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/1564718)
- [رافايل اسكالونا](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%84_%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7)
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- [Rafael Escalona](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Escalona)
- [Rafael Escalona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Escalona)
- [Rafael Escalona](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Escalona)
- [رافائل اسکالونا](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%84_%D8%A7%D8%B3%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7)
- [Rafael Escalona](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Escalona)
- [Rafael Escalona](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Escalona)
- [רפאל אסקלונה](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A8%D7%A4%D7%90%D7%9C_%D7%90%D7%A1%D7%A7%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%94)
- [Rafael Escalona](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Escalona)
- [Rafael Escalona](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Escalona)
- [Rafael Escalona](https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Escalona)
- [Wikiquote](https://es.wikiquote.org/wiki/Rafael_Escalona)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/133e7f44-d6f0-4dc9-af4a-eea0a5117893)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3112679)

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