Violeta Parra (born October 14, 1917 in San Carlos de Itihue, Chile) was a notable Chilean folklorist and visual artist. She set the basis for [i]Nueva Canción Chilena[/i], a renewal and a reinvention of Chilean folk music. Parra revived the [i]Peña[/i], (now known as [i]La Peña de Los Parra[/i]), a community center for the arts and for political activism. Her most renowned song, [i]Gracias a la Vida[/i], was popularized throughout Latin America by [a=Mercedes Sosa] and later in the US by [a=Joan Baez]. It remains one of the most covered Latin American songs. From 1949 to 1952 she formed a duo with her sister, [a=Hilda Parra]: "Las Hermanas Parra". She also had other brothers dedicated to music, as [a=Roberto Parra], [a=Lautaro Parra], [a6638886] and [a=Lalo Parra], or poets, as [a=Nicanor Parra]. She was also mother of [a=Isabel Parra], [a=Angel Parra] and [a4371254], and grandmother of [a=Tita Parra], [a=Angel Parra (2)] and [a=Javiera Parra]. Violeta Parra committed suicide with a gunshot on February, 5, 1967, in Santiago, because of her depression over the breakup of her relationship with [a=Gilbert Favre]. Along with [a=Gabriela Pizarro] and [a=Margot Loyola] she´s considered one of the most important, central, essential and former members of the chilean folklore history and the duty of collecting, testify (recording) and investigate the origins, develop and richness of the native rural music of her country.

Released: 2025

Label: RCA Victor, Vampi Soul, A.R.C.I Music Chile

Country: Spain

Tracklist

A1	Gracias A La Vida
A2	El "Albertio"
A3	Cantores Que Reflexionan
A4	Pupila De Aguila
A5	Run Run Se Fue Pa'l Norte
A6	Maldigo Del Alto Cielo
A7	La Cueca De Los Poetas
B1	Mazurquica Modernica
B2	Volver A Los 17
B3	Rin Del Angelito
B4	Una Copla Me Ha Cantado
B5	El Guillatun
B6	Pastelero A Tus Pasteles
B7	De Cuerpo Entero