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Delia Zapata Olivella (Santa Cruz of Lorica, Córdoba, 1 April 1926 – Bogota, 24 May 2001) was a Colombian dancer, choreographer, and folklorist.

Zapata Olivella was the sister of the late Colombian author Manuel Zapata Olivella.

Zapata Olivella died on 24 May 2001 of complications from malaria after a tour in Africa

Bibliography

• "La Cumbia: Síntesis Musical de la Nación Colombiana, Reseña Histórica y Coreográfica". 1962. Revista Colombiana de Folclor III(7): 189–200.

References

1. Tompkins, Cynthia; Foster, David William (2001). Notable Twentieth-century Latin American Women: A Biographical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 295. ISBN 9780313311123. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
2. ^ Appiah, Kwame Anthony (2005). Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience. Oxford University Press. p. 605. ISBN 9780195170559. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
3. "Murió bailarina colombiana Delia Zapata Olivella" [Colombian Dancer Delia Zapata Olivella Dies] (in Spanish). emol.com. 24 May 2001. Retrieved 5 February 2019.

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