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Violeta Parra

(1917-1967)
Chilean musician and folklorist
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Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval (4 October 1917 – 5 February 1967) was a Chilean composer, singer-songwriter, folklorist, ethnomusicologist and visual artist. She pioneered the Nueva Canción Chilena (The Chilean New Song), 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".

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Born Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval
4 October 1917
San Carlos, XIII Region
Died
5 February 1967 (aged 49)
Santiago, RM
Zodiac Libra
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  • Carmen Luisa
    Carmen Luisa info 1st child with Luis Arce Leyton Female · - · Celebrity Baby
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    Rosita Clara info 2nd child with Luis Arce Leyton Female · - · Celebrity Baby
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  • Violeta Isabel
    Violeta Isabel info 3rd child with Luis Cereceda Female b. 29 Sep 1939 · Age: 85 · 1939- · Celebrity Baby
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    Ángel info 4th child with Luis Cereceda Male b. 27 Jun 1943 · Age: 82 · 1943- · Celebrity Baby
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