Violeta Parra

Sound

Born October 4, 1917 — Died February 5, 1967

From San Carlos, Ñuble Province, Chile

Also known as Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval

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 "...

Filmography

Violeta más viva que nunca

Herself (archive footage)

2017

Viola Chilensis

Self (archive footage)

20037.7

Después de… Segunda parte: atado y bien atado

Self

19838.2

Canto Libre - den fria sången

Self (archive footage)

1980