Violeta Parra

VIOLETA PARRA

• Violeta was born October 4,1917, in San Carlos, Chile.
• Parra was married twice, once to Luis Cereceda, and the other, Luis Arce.
• She had four children.(Ángel Parra, Isabel Parra, Carmen Luisa Arce, Rosa Clara Arce)

VIOLETAS FAMILY

• Her parents names are Clarisa Sandoval Navarrete and Nicanor Parra Alarcón.
• She had three brothers. (Nicanor Parra, Roberto Parra Sandoval, and Lalo Parra)
• She has two sisters.(Hilda Parra and Olga Parra)

VIOLETAS EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

• She attended a normal school.
• She enrolled into school, but didn't last long due to material and health related difficulties.
• After her fathers death she started traveling with her brother.

VIOLETAS CAREER

• Violeta is a famous artist of Chilean folk art.
• She brought Chilean folk art to the next level.
• She became famous in Chile, she traveled the countryside and collect poems and folk songs.
• She got famous by staying in touch with famous and important artists, then she finally had it in her to write her first play.

VIOLETAS HEALTH

• She was deceased and has been since February 5, 1967.
• She had a crisis with loneliness and problems with her lover, after a failing attempt of trying to commit suicide, she then killed herself.
• Just before her death she composed one of her most famous songs -- "Gracias a la Vida" (Thanks to Life)

VIOLETAS ETHNICITY

• Violeta is a Chilean composer.
• Chilean culture is a mix of Spanish colonial elements and indigenous culture.(mostly Mapuche)
• Folk music and dance are central to Chilean folk culture.

FACTS ON VIOLETA

• She was politically active.
• She was a member of the Communist Party of Chile.
• She was only 49 when she died from a gunshot wound to her head.

FACTS ON VIOLETA (CONTINUED)

• Her family and children were both folklorists.
• Her song "Gracias a la Vida" was made popular in the United States by Joan Baez.
• Her birth sign is a Libra.

ABOUT VIOLETA

• Violeta is a singer, painter, sculptor, embroidery, and a ceramist.
• Her father was a music teacher, and her mother worked on the farm.
• Parra was born to a large, poor family.

EARLY YEARS

• She began playing guitar at age nine.
• After her father died, Violeta and her siblings had to work to help feed the family.
• She lived with relatives while she was in school, but later moved back with her mother and siblings.

TOP TEN

• "Gracias a la vida" means "Thanks to Life."
• "Volver a los 17" means "Back to 17."
• "La jardinera" means "The Gardener."
• "Cantores que reflexionan" means "Singers who reflect."
• "De cuerpo entero" means "Full body."

TOP TEN (CONTINUED)

• "Pastelero a tus Pasteles" means "Pastry cook your cakes."
• "Arauco tiene una pena" means "Arauco has a rock."
• "Casamiento de negros" means "Black Wedding."
• "Viva la luz de don creador" means "Live the light from gift creator."
• "La carta" means "The letter."

ALL ABOUT VIOLETA

• Violetas whole name is Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval.
• She starting writing songs at a young age, performing in bars, small ballrooms, and circuses.
• Her music became popular when she traveled through the Soviet Union and Europe.

ALL ABOUT VIOLETA (CONTINUED)

• She was awarded what was referred to as the "Chilean Oscar" in 1954".
• Violeta also could write good poems.
• Her mother had a restaurant in Barrancas.

THE MOVIE

• After Violetas death a movie was made on her called "Violeta went to heaven."
• The movie got awarded the World Cinema Jury Prize.
• The movie was about Violetas road to be considered one of Chile's greatest folklorists and artists.