Violeta
Encyclopedia
Violeta is a 2011 Chilean biopic about singer and folklorist Violeta Parra
, directed by Andrés Wood. The film has been selected as the Chilean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
at the 84th Academy Awards
.
Violeta Parra
Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval was a notable Chilean composer, songwriter, folklorist, ethnomusicologist and visual artist...
, directed by Andrés Wood. The film has been selected as the Chilean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
at the 84th Academy Awards
84th Academy Awards
The 84th Academy Awards ceremony will honor the best films of 2011 and will take place on February 26, 2012, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. It will be televised in the United States on ABC. The host was originally going to be Eddie Murphy. However, after Brett Ratner resigned as...
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Cast
- Francisca Gavilán as Violeta ParraVioleta ParraVioleta del Carmen Parra Sandoval was a notable Chilean composer, songwriter, folklorist, ethnomusicologist and visual artist...
- Gabriela Aguilera as Hilda Parra
- Daniel Antivilo
- Stephania Barbagelata as Carmen Luisa
- Eduardo Burlé
- Pablo Costabal
- Thomas Durand as Gilbert FavreGilbert FavreGilbert Favre was a flautist of Swiss descent. He also played the quena as a founding member of the popular Bolivian folk group Los Jairas. Favre was commonly referred to as "El Gringo" by the Bolivian public...
- Roberto FaríasRoberto FariasRoberto Farias is a Brazilian film director, producer and screenwriter. He has directed 15 films since 1957. His 1982 film Pra Frente, Brasil was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected filmography:...
as Luis Arce - Vanesa González as Blonde Model
- Luis MachínLuis MachínLuis Alfonso Manuel Machín is an Argentine theater, film and television actor. He has appeared in several Argentine films, such as Felicidades and Un oso rojo , but his work has mainly been on television, notably in the series Son amores, Padre Coraje , and Montecristo...
as Interviewer