Violeta Parra

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Biography

Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval was a Chilean composer, singer-songwriter, folklorist, ethnomusicologist and visual artist. She pioneered the Nueva Canción Chilena, a renewal and a reinvention of Chilean folk music that would extend its sphere of influence outside Chile. Parra is acknowledged as "the Mother of Latin American folk".

Personal Info

• Known For Sound
• Gender Female
• Birthday October 4, 1917 (49 years old)
• Died February 5, 1967
• Place of Birth San Carlos, Ñuble Province, Chile