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".
Known for
SoundBirthday
October 4, 1917Deathday
February 5, 1967Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
11Place of birth
San Carlos, Ñuble Province, ChileAlso known as
Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval