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Birth name José Vinicio Adames Piñero Born March 1, 1927 ( 1927-03-01 ) Occupation(s) Singer, director and composer Associated acts Central University of Venezuela Choir Died 3 September 1976, Archipelago of the Azores, Portugal Education Central University of Venezuela Similar Inocente Carreño, Antonio Estévez, Luis Mariano Rivera, Renny Ottolina, Modesta Bor | ||
José Vinicio Adames Piñero (March 1, 1927 – September 3, 1976) was a Venezuelan musician, and director of choral groups. He performed as a member of popular group Adames Trio with his sisters Yolanda and Shirley. He led a number of choral groups, including the UCV University Choir, the Chamber Orchestra of the Central University of Venezuela, the Chamber Orchestra of the University of Carabobo, the Panama Symphony Orchestra, the Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra of Caracas, the Shell Choir, the Choral of the Social Security, the Metropolitan Choral Group and the Central Bank of Venezuela Choral. He also wrote original choral pieces and arranged folk music. After his 1976 death in an airplane accident in the Azores Islands, he was honored in Caracas with a park in his name.