Cheo Zorrilla
Eliseo Zorrilla Gómez, 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", "Al nacer cada enero", and "Con las alas rotas".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.| Year | Country | Song | Performer | Songwriter | Result |
| 1977 |  Dominican Republiclang\|es|Al nacer cada enero|i=no |