Cheo Zorrilla

Eliseo Zorrilla Gómez (17 February 1950 – 8 June 2025), better known as Cheo Zorrilla, was a Dominican composer, trumpet player, and singer.

Life and career Zorrilla was born on 17 February 1950 in Tamayo, Bahoruco province. He is considered one of the Dominican composers most recorded by international artists. Some of his best-known songs are: "Apocalipsis", "", and "".

In 2016 Zorrilla was inducted into the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame in Miami.

Zorrilla died on 8 June 2025, at the age of 75.

At the OTI Festival Zorrilla represented the Dominican Republic in the OTI Festival twice as singer and five times as songwriter. He also represented Puerto Rico once as songwriter.

+ Participations in the OTI festival Year Country Song Performer Songwriter Result 1977 Dominican Republic "" Fernando Casado Cheo Zorrilla 2nd 1982 Puerto Rico "" Lunna 18th 1983 Dominican Republic "" Taty Salas Cheo Zorrilla 2nd 1985 "" Gina D'Alessandro Cheo Zorrilla Finalist 1986 "" Cheo Zorrilla Cheo Zorrilla Finalist 1992 "" Cheo Zorrilla Finalist