Ricardo José Aguirre González, (Maracaibo, May 9, 1939 and died in the same city, November 8, 1969), was a Venezuelan folk musician and Gaita Zuliana singer and composer. He was known as the Monumental de la Gaita (Gaita Monumental) or "El padre de la gaita" (The Father of Gaita) since he composed the success of Venezuelan gaita "La grey zuliana"..