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Violeta Parra

Musician, folklorist

Died when: 49 years 124 days (592 months)
Star Sign: Libra

 

Violeta Parra

Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval (Spanish pronunciation: [bjo'leta 'para]; 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.

Her birthdate (4 October) was chosen "Chilean Musicians' Day". In 2011, Andrés Wood directed a biopic about her, titled Violeta Went to Heaven (Spanish: Violeta se fue a los cielos).

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