Diego Obregón was born on February 8, 1971 in Guapi, Colombia. He began to play bombo and cununo with master marimba player Silvino Mina. Eventually Diego would join Silvino Mina’s Group as well as the main folkloric group of his hometown, Grupo Folklórico Representativo de Guapi.
 
At the age of 24, Diego moved to La Tola, Nariño, where he learned to make and play the marimba. After a year, Diego moved to Cali where he opened his own marimba shop. Some of the groups in which Diego has played include Raíces Negras, Los Bogas del Pacífico, Groupo Naidy, La Cumbiamba Eneye, Folklore Urbano and Marta Gómez.
 
Today, Diego Obregón resides in New York, where he is developing his new Project, Grupo Chonta.