Jorge Antonio Oñate González (31 March 1949 – 28 February 2021)[1] was a Colombian singer and composer, one of the most renowned of the vallenato musical genre.

[2] He had also successfully entered politics as councilor of his hometown, while deputising for Alfredo Cuello Dávila, representing the department of Cesar.

[3] Oñate grew up in the small town of La Paz close to Valledupar where he studied until graduating from high school, he was known for having a great aptitude for singing vallenatos.

They recorded three albums together: Seguire Triunfando (2004), Vivo Cantando (2005) and Mi Mejor Regalo (2006).

[5] Oñate died of complications related to COVID-19 on 28 February 2021, one month short of his 72nd birthday, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia.