Nephew of accordionist/composer Mart铆n Mastre, Colombian folklorist Di贸medes D铆az (born Di贸medes Dionisio D铆az Maestre) started singing his own compositions in the mid-'70s and soon jad his song "La Negra" recorded by Jorge Quiroz and Luciano Poveda. Diaz made his debut along with Nafer Dur谩n in an album called Herencia Vallenata, which featured the song "El Chanchullito." He then recorded Tres Canciones with Elberto L贸pez and teamed up with Juan Humberto Rois to make La Locura. After working with Nicol谩s Mendoza, aka Colacho, and Gonzalo Arturo Molina, Di贸medes D铆az joined Juan Humberto Rois one more time in 1988 to record Gan贸 El Folclor.