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Lorenzo Palacios Quispe
Lorenzo Palacios Quispe (April 26, 1950 in Lima, Peru – June 24, 1994) was a Peruvian singer and musician. He arose under the artist name Chacalón (Big Jackal). He was called by his fans "El Faraón de la Chicha" ("The Pharaoh of Chicha music-('Peruvian Cumbia')).
Biography.
Chacalón was born in one of the squatter settlements (Barriadas or Pueblos Jóvenes) of Lima, from a migrant family from Ayacucho, the poorest department of Peru
. Lorenzo grew up in the urban hill of "San Cosme" in the district "La Victoria" under very poor conditions. His father "Lorenzo Huaypacusi Palacios", whom Palacios never became acquainted with, was a dancer. His mother "Olimpia Quispe" was a singer. He was raised by her mother and his stepfather "Silverio Escalante" since he was two years old. He had fourteen half-brothers and sisters. 
Chacalón lived under extreme poverty and surrounded by the alcoholism of his mother. At that