Parra family
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The Parra family is a Chile
an family known for its many artists. Members of the Parra family are noted contributors to Chile
an culture with almost every member being a distinguished national artist. The family is not related to the Parra brothers, members of the Chilean rock fusion group Los Jaivas
.
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an family known for its many artists. Members of the Parra family are noted contributors to Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an culture with almost every member being a distinguished national artist. The family is not related to the Parra brothers, members of the Chilean rock fusion group Los Jaivas
Los Jaivas
Los Jaivas are a Chilean musical group who perform in folk, rock, and progressive rock styles.-History:Los Jaivas appeared in Chilean music in 1963 as a progressive-rock-andino group, mixing rock with South American ancestral music...
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First generation
- Nicanor ParraNicanor ParraNicanor Parra Sandoval is a mathematician and poet born in San Fabián de Alico, Chile, who has been considered to be a popular poet in Chile with enormous influence and popularity in Latin America, and also considered one of the most important poets of the Spanish language literature...
(b. 1914) - Physicist and self-styled "anti-poet" - Hilda Parra (1914-1975) - Folklorist artist, toured with Violeta as "Las Hermanas Parra"
- Violeta ParraVioleta ParraVioleta del Carmen Parra Sandoval was a notable Chilean composer, songwriter, folklorist, ethnomusicologist and visual artist...
(1917-1967) - Folklore singer and composer - Eduardo "Lalo" Parra (1918-2009) - Folklore singer and musician
- Roberto ParraRoberto Parra SandovalRoberto Parra Sandoval , also known in Spanish as El tío Roberto , was a Chilean singer-songwriter, guitarist and folklorist, member of the Parra family, many of whose members are famous artists...
(1921-1995) - Folklore musician - Lautaro Parra (b. 1928) - Folklore musician
- Óscar Parra (b. 1931) - Clown
Second generation
- Isabel ParraIsabel ParraIsabel Parra is a famous Chilean singer-songwriter and interpreter of Latin American musical folklore.Isabel Parra was born in Chile in 1939 and began her career in music at the age of 13 when she made her first recording with her world-renowned mother, the folklorist Violeta Parra...
(b. 1939) - Folklore music singer - Catalina Parra (b. 1940) - Visual artist
- Ángel ParraÁngel ParraÁngel Cereceda Parra is a Chilean singer and songwriter, son of Violeta Parra, notable Chilean folklorist and brother of Isabel Parra. He travels abroad helping to maintain the Nueva Canción tradition in Chilean expatriate communities in Europe, North America, and Australia. His son -also named...
(b. 1943) - Musician - Clarita Parra (b. 1948) - Folklore musician
- Colombina ParraColombina ParraColombina Parra is a Chilean musician and singer. She was part of the Chilean grunge/alternative rock scene in the 1990s. Her band, Ex, were well known in Latin America when their first album came out with singles like "Sacar la Basura", "La Corbata de mi Tío" and "Vendo Diario" in 1996.Parra is...
(b. 1970) - Rock singer - Juan de Dios Parra - Guitarist
- Nano Parra - Folklore musician
Third generation
- Tita Parra (b. 1955) - Folklore music singer
- Ángel Parra (b. 1966) - member of rock group Los TresLos TresLos Tres is a Chilean rock band composed of four members: a rock/folk singer and three jazzmen. It was one of the noted bands in the Chilean nineties, together with La Ley and Lucybell....
- Javiera ParraJaviera ParraJaviera Cereceda Orrego , better known as Javiera Parra, is a Chilean musician and singer born in Santiago. She is the lead singer of rock band Javiera y Los Imposibles. A third generation member of Chile's Parra family, known for its many musicians, she is the granddaughter of famous Chilean...
(b. 1968) - Musician; member of Chilean pop/rock band Javiera y Los ImposiblesJaviera y Los ImposiblesJaviera y Los Imposibles is Chilean pop band led by Javiera Parra, granddaughter of Chilean folk musician Violeta Parra. The band was formed when Álvaro Henríquez from Los Tres met Javiera and helped her to produre the first album corte en Trámite together with other musicians....
Fourth generation
- Antar Parra (b. 1985-2010) - Guitarist
- Mariana Parra (1991-present) - Artist
Family tree
| Eduardo Parra Eduardo Parra Eduardo Parra is a member of the Chilean rock fusion band Los Jaivas. He is the oldest of the Parra brothers . Eduardo plays the keyboards and some percussion instruments.-Poetry:He wrote several poetry books, including:*La Puerta Giratoria.Ediciones Rivera Scott... & ?? |
Hilda Parra & ?? | Violeta Parra Violeta Parra Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval was a notable Chilean composer, songwriter, folklorist, ethnomusicologist and visual artist... & Luis Cereceda |
Nicanor Parra Nicanor Parra Nicanor Parra Sandoval is a mathematician and poet born in San Fabián de Alico, Chile, who has been considered to be a popular poet in Chile with enormous influence and popularity in Latin America, and also considered one of the most important poets of the Spanish language literature... |
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| Clarita Parra | Nano Parra | Isabel Parra Isabel Parra Isabel Parra is a famous Chilean singer-songwriter and interpreter of Latin American musical folklore.Isabel Parra was born in Chile in 1939 and began her career in music at the age of 13 when she made her first recording with her world-renowned mother, the folklorist Violeta Parra... & ?? |
Ángel Parra Ángel Parra Ángel Cereceda Parra is a Chilean singer and songwriter, son of Violeta Parra, notable Chilean folklorist and brother of Isabel Parra. He travels abroad helping to maintain the Nueva Canción tradition in Chilean expatriate communities in Europe, North America, and Australia. His son -also named... & Marta Orrego |
Catalina Parra | Colombina Parra Colombina Parra Colombina Parra is a Chilean musician and singer. She was part of the Chilean grunge/alternative rock scene in the 1990s. Her band, Ex, were well known in Latin America when their first album came out with singles like "Sacar la Basura", "La Corbata de mi Tío" and "Vendo Diario" in 1996.Parra is... , Juan de Dios Parra |
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| Tita Parra & ?? | Ángel Parra, Javiera Parra Javiera Parra Javiera Cereceda Orrego , better known as Javiera Parra, is a Chilean musician and singer born in Santiago. She is the lead singer of rock band Javiera y Los Imposibles. A third generation member of Chile's Parra family, known for its many musicians, she is the granddaughter of famous Chilean... |
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