24/09/2014

Hello everyone!

today I speak about a public chilean person this is Violeta Parra was born in San Fabián de Alico on October 4, 1917, was an American recording artist, painter, sculptor, embroidery and Chilean ceramicist, is considered one of the most important folklorists of Chile and America, she had the cultural value that gave his country through music and art.

Violeta Parra's contribution to the artistic and musical work Chilean considered of great value and significance. His work inspired many later artists, who continued their task of rescuing the Chilean country music and folklore constituents of Chile and Latin America manifestations. Her songs have been versioned by many artists, both Chilean and foreign.

Violeta Parra achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first Latin American to expose individually in the Louvre in 1964.

After failing to convert your project carp, installed in 1965 in the town La Reina, which was to create a major folk cultural center.

Violeta Parra committed suicide at 49 years in this place, on February 5, 1997, left a great artistic legacy to his country and the world.

Today there is a foundation, which aims to rescue the figure and legacy of the artist, it was created in 1991 consists of collecting, organizing and preserving the work of Violeta Parra; projecting in Chile and abroad so that they can access it students, artists and the general public.

                                                                                       

I could ask if it would be that she felt when she wrote gracias a la vida.