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Violeta Parra

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Profession
Composer
Died
Feb 5, 1967
Zodiac
Libra
Born in
Chile
About
Renowned Chilean folklorist, ethnomusicologist, and visual artist. She was a leading exponent of the Nueva canción chilena movement. Her life was the subject of the biopic "Violeta Went to Heaven" from 2011 that was directed by Andrés Wood.
Family
Her family was noted for their contributions to Chilean folk music, and her children also became folklorists.

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