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Sandoval, Violeta del Carmen Parra(Parra, Violeta)
1917 - Born on October 14th in San Carlos, Chile.
1926 - At the age of nine, the young girl started singing and playing guitar, soon composing traditional Chilean music.
1952 - Married to Luis Cereceda.
1954 - Violeta Parra moved to Europe, deciding to settle down in France, where the artist started recording her poetic songs.
1958 - Violeta Parra got involved in painting and sculpture, extending her artistic skills even more.
1961 - The singer returned to Europe, this time singing along with her daughter Isabel Parra and her son Angel Parra being responsible for keeping their mother's legacy alive.
1967 - She committed suicide and died on February 5th.
1926 - At the age of nine, the young girl started singing and playing guitar, soon composing traditional Chilean music.
1952 - Married to Luis Cereceda.
1954 - Violeta Parra moved to Europe, deciding to settle down in France, where the artist started recording her poetic songs.
1958 - Violeta Parra got involved in painting and sculpture, extending her artistic skills even more.
1961 - The singer returned to Europe, this time singing along with her daughter Isabel Parra and her son Angel Parra being responsible for keeping their mother's legacy alive.
1967 - She committed suicide and died on February 5th.
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Violeta Parra. [Songs.] by Violeta Parra (Unknown Binding - Sep 5, 1980) |
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Decimas by Judith Michael and Violeta Parra (Paperback - Jan 1, 1998) |
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Figuras literarias, rupturas culturales: Modernidad e identidades culturales tradicionales (Ensayo) by Leonidas Morales T. (Unknown Binding - Sep 5, 1993) |
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Lieder aus Chile: Zweisprachige Anthologie (Editionen der Iberoamericana. Reihe I, Texte) by Violeta Parra (Unknown Binding - Sep 5, 1979) |
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Violeta del pueblo (Coleccion Visor de poesia ; 70) by Violeta Parra (Unknown Binding - Sep 5, 1976) |
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Violeta Parra (Coleccion Los Juglares ; 34) by Patricio Manns (Unknown Binding - Sep 5, 1978) |
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