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".
Filmography
all 14
Movies 14
self 3
Composer
Violeta Went to Heaven (2011)
Movie
Composer
Past History (1993)
Movie
Music
Trilla (1959)
Movie
Composer
Mimbre (1958)
Movie
Music
Andacollo (1958)
Movie
Information
Known For
Sound
Gender
Female
Birthday
1917-10-04
Deathday
1967-02-05 (49 years old)
Birth Name
Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval
Birth Place
San Carlos, Chile
Children
Isabel Parra, Ángel Parra
Siblings
Lautaro Parra, Roberto Parra Sandoval, Óscar Parra, Nicanor Parra, Lalo Parra, Hilda Parra
Citizenships
Chile
Also Known As
Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval
Awards
Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame
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