Violeta Parra

Born: 1917-10-04

Birthplace: San Carlos, Ñuble Province, Chile

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".

Known For

Después de… Segunda parte: atado y bien atado
Viola Chilensis
Compañero Presidente
Canto Libre - den fria sången
Soins et beauté
Los artistas plásticos de Chile
Andacollo
I Wish, I Wish I Had a Child
Violeta más viva que nunca
Mimbre

Top Movie Credits

Canto Libre - den fria sången Self (archive footage)
Violeta más viva que nunca Herself (archive footage)
Mimbre Original Music Composer