Biography

Valentina Gómez Sanabria, born 24 years ago in Bogotá and currently residing in Bucaramanga, Santander, completed her studies in Chemical Engineering at the Industrial University of Santander, where she is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Research in Chemical Engineering.

She began her musical studies in August 2009 at the Folkloric School “Dinastía Castellanos”, under the direction of maestro José Segundo Castellanos, and later with maestro Héctor Raúl Ariza Ariza. She is currently continuing a self-taught process with the guidance of renowned national artists such as Yeferson Jerez Gámez, Carlos Vásquez Soto, and Luis Hernano Hernández, among others.

🎵 Achievements as a Requinto Player

Valentina has been the winner of important competitions such as:

• National Requinto Players Competition, Children’s category, Vélez, Santander (2011 and 2012).
• National Tiple Competition “Pedro Nel Martínez”, Children’s category, Charalá, Santander (November 2013).
• National Andean Music Competition “Cacique Tundama”, Duitama, Boyacá (November 2013).
• Cuyabrito de Oro Award – Instrumental Category and Grand Cuyabrito de Oro Award (October 2014).
• Youth Performer at the 3rd International Festival “The Tiple and the Requinto in Contemporary Key,” Vélez (November 2014).
• Winner, Children’s Instrumental category at the Ocobo de Oro Competition, Ibagué (July 2015).
• Performed as interpreter and image for the new version of the Anthem of Santander.
• Winner of the Cacique Tundama, Youth category, Duitama (October 2016).
• Third place at the Pedro Nel Martínez Competition, Adults category, Charalá, Santander (November 2016).
• Winner of the 26th Colombian Pasillo Festival, Instrumental Soloist category, Aguadas, Caldas (August 2017).
• Third place at the Pedro Nel Martínez Competition, Adults category, Charalá, Santander (2021).

🌟 Special Guest at Events

• Serenade to Bucaramanga (2011 and 2012).
• XXI National Colombian Pasillo Festival, Aguadas, Caldas (2014).
• XII Children’s Festival “Colombia Canta y Encanta”, Medellín.
• Promotional image and special guest at the XVIII National Tiple Gathering – Cortiple 2014.
• Manizales Fair, concert “The Best of the Best” (2015).
• Colombia–Curaçao Cultural Exchange (March 2015).
• National Festival of Colombian Andean and Sacred Music, San Gil (April 2015).
• National Gathering of Traditional Musics “Re-cuerdas”, Pitalito, Huila (October 2015).
• Festival of Colombian Andean Music “John Castaño Cuartas”, Marinilla, Antioquia (November 2015).
• Encounter with the Colombian Tiple, invited young performer, Chiquinquirá (December 2015).
• “Canto con Amor” Festival – Colombian Music and Christmas, Pereira (December 2015).
• XIII International Chamber Music Season – National University of Manizales (October 2018).
• 29th National Tiple Gathering – Cortiple, Medellín (June 2025).

💿 Discography

• “El ángel del requinto” – First recording (June 2012).
• “Alma de tiple” – Second recording, released in Curaçao (March 2015) during a musical integration event with local artists.
• “La magia del requinto” – Third album (June 2024), produced by the record label Alvani Tunes, available on digital platforms such as Spotify and YouTube.

In addition to her notable artistic career, Valentina shares her musical work on her YouTube channel “Valentina Gómez Sanabria”, where she posts instrumental performances that celebrate the Colombian and Latin American musical legacy.