What is Simón Díaz?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Simón Díaz | image = Simón Díaz in the 1980s.jpg | caption = Simón Díaz in the 1980s | image_size = | landscape = yes | background = solo_singer | origin = | instrument = | genre = [[Music of Venezuela|Venezuelan folk music]] | occupation = musician, singer, composer | birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1928|8|8}} | birth_place = [[Barbacoas, Aragua|Barbacoas]], [[Aragua (state)|Aragua]], [[Venezuela]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|02|19|1928|8|8}} | death_place = [[Caracas]], Venezuela | years_active = 1948–2007 | label = | associated_acts = | website = http://www.simondiaz.com | notable_instruments = }} '''Simón Narciso Díaz Márquez''' (August 8, 1928 – February 19, 2014) was a [[Venezuela]]n singer. He was a [[Grammy Award]] winning composer of Venezuelan music. On September 30, 2008, the [[Latin Grammy Award]]s announced that it would honor Díaz with a Lifetime Achievement Award, (El Premio del Consejo Directivo).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.latingrammy.com/en/press/14-artists-to-receive-the-2008-latin-recording-academy-lifetime-achievement-award |title=Artists to Receive the 2008 Latin Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award |accessdate=2009-10-23 |work=Latin Grammy |publisher=Latin Grammy.com |archive-date=2016-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404213259/http://www.latingrammy.com/en/press/14-artists-to-receive-the-2008-latin-recording-academy-lifetime-achievement-award |url-status=dead }}</ref> Díaz had [[Alzheimer's disease]] for many years. He died on 19 February 2014 in [[Caracas]], Venezuela.<ref>[http://www.telesurtv.net/articulos/2014/02/19/fallecio-el-tio-simon-5335.html Falleció el tío de Simón de Venezuela] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219174146/http://www.telesurtv.net/articulos/2014/02/19/fallecio-el-tio-simon-5335.html |date=2014-02-1