Rodolfo Olivares known as Fito Olivares, was a Mexican cumbia musician best known as King of Cumbria, the cumbia legend behind quinceañera dance floor hits including Juana La Cubana and El Colesterol with his band Grupo La Pura Sabrosura. Olivares showed interest in music at an early age, at 12 he began playing the Saxophone and at 16 he wrote his first song tittled ked Ya No Eres Mía, after forming a band alongside his brothers kickstarting his musical career. Some of his well known songs inclu... moreRodolfo Olivares known as Fito Olivares, was a Mexican cumbia musician best known as King of Cumbria, the cumbia legend behind quinceañera dance floor hits including Juana La Cubana and El Colesterol with his band Grupo La Pura Sabrosura. Olivares showed interest in music at an early age, at 12 he began playing the Saxophone and at 16 he wrote his first song tittled ked Ya No Eres Mía, after forming a band alongside his brothers kickstarting his musical career. Some of his well known songs include Juana La Cubana, El Colesterol, Agüita de Melón, and Cumbia de la Cobra, a classic that recently went viral on TikTok. El Colesterol won an ASCAP award in 1996 for best song in the regional Mexican category. Olivares and his group retired from touring in 2007 after making music for more than five decades.
