Violeta Parra
Also Known As: Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval
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".
Department: Sound
Place of Birth: San Carlos, Ñuble Province, Chile
Birthday: October 04, 1917
Deathday: February 05, 1967
Adult: No
Gender: Female
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