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Violeta Parra
Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval was a notable Chilean folklorist and visual artist. She set the basis for "New Song," La Nueva Cancion chilena, a renewal and a reinvention of Chilean folk music which would absorb and extend its influence far beyond Chile.
Parra was born in San Carlos, province of Nuble, a small town in southern Chile. She was involved in the progressive movement and the Socialist Party of Chile. She revived the Pena, (now known as La Pena de Los Parra). A Pena is a community center for the arts and for political activism. Some think she established ...
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