Violeta Parra

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".

Other name:

Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval

Gender:

Female

Birthday:

Oct 4, 1917

Deathday:

5 thg 2, 1967

Place of birth:

San Carlos, Ñuble Province, Chile