Violeta Parra
Also known as Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval
Chilean musician and folklorist
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1917
- Died
- 1967
- Works
- 16
Top works
- El libro mayor de Violeta Parra
- Centésimas de alma
- 21 son los dolores
- 21 son los dolores
- 21 {i.e. Veintiuno} son los dolores
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Chile
- Active from
- 1917-10-04
- Active to
- 1967-02-05
chilechilean musiccontemporary folkhispanic american folk musicnueva canciónnueva canción chilena
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Article
Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval ( Spanish pronunciation: [bjoˈleta ˈpara]; 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 as "Chilean Musicians' Day." In 2011, Andrés Wood directed a biopic about her, titled Violeta Went to Heaven (Spanish: Violeta se fue a los cielos).