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VIOLETA PARRA SANDOVAL CARMEN ... VICTOR JARA MARTINEZ LIDIA

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF THE ARTIST:

Born in San Carlos on October 4, 1917, near Chillán, in south central Chile. His father was a music teacher, his mother a farmer guitar and singer. There were nine siblings who lived his childhood in the countryside. At nine years began in the guitar and singing, at twelve he composed his first songs. Has a teacher training at the Normal School of Santiago. At that time already composed boleros, corridos, and tunes. Working in circuses, bars, recreational estates, and small neighborhood theaters. In 1952 he married to Luis Cereceda. From this marriage were born Elizabeth and Angel, with whom later carried out much of his musical work. In 1952, Violet, driven by his brother Nicanor Parra, began visiting rural recording and collecting folk music. This research discovers the popular poetry and song from different corners of Chile. Develops a cultural synthesis of Chile and brings up a tradition of immense wealth hidden until then. This is where he began his campaign against stereotypical views of Latin America and becomes recuperating and the real creator of popular culture. Writes songs, tenths, instrumental music. She is a painter, sculptor, embroidery, ceramics, with "what is" going to fit your mood of a technical or other creative genre. In 1954 Violeta Parra travels invited to Poland, toured the Soviet Union and Europe remaining two years in France. Here recorded his first LP with folk songs and original. Has contacts with artists and intellectuals in Europe, returning to Chile to continue his creative work. In 1958 raids pottery and embroidery starts sacking. Travel north where invited by the university organizes concerts, folklore courses, writes and paints. Violeta Santiago back to expose his paintings in the Fine Arts Fair outdoors. During the following years Violeta spoke in his career, tireless. In 1961 Violet begins a tour with their children invited to the Youth Festival in Finland. Touring the USSR, Germany, Italy and France where they remain in Paris for three years. Active in the Latin Quarter nightclubs and radio and television programs. Give recitals in UNESCO, United Nations Theatre. Performing a series of concerts in Geneva and exhibitions of his work of art. In 1964 sets out the burlap, oil paintings, at the Pavillon de Marsan, thereby being the first Latin American artist who exhibits individually. In 1965 he traveled to Switzerland where he starred in a documentary that shows the full extent. He returned to Chile and sings with her children in the Rock Los Parras, in the street in Carmen 340 Santiago. Art Center opens in a tent; recorded instrumental music albums. Travel to Bolivia in 1966, offers concerts in the southern regions of Chile, continues to record with her children. Return to Santiago to continue his work at The Tent, there typing their latest songs. Concerning the work of plastic Violet is mainly formed by Arpilleras and Ole made on canvas, wood and cardboard. The daily themes are: family, childhood memories, passages of history. Were created by Violeta from 1954 and 1965 in Santiago, Buenos Aires, Paris and Geneva and have been exhibited in museums around the world. But all this sensibility reflected in his work, had a sad ending to his life. Its intensity even in the simplest things, his failures in love and their economic difficulties, it generated a great depression led to suicide on February 5, 1967.