Luis Ángel Cereceda Parra, known as Ángel Parra (27 June 1943 – 11 March 2017), was a Chilean singer and songwriter, son of
Violeta Parra
Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval (; 4 October 1917 – 5 February 1967) was a Chilean composer, singer-songwriter, folklorist, ethnomusicologist and visual artist. She pioneered the Nueva Canción Chilena (The Chilean New Song), a renewal and a ...
and Luis Cereceda Arenas, brother of
Isabel Parra. His
main civil surname was Cereceda, but he
performed under his maternal surname Parra. He traveled abroad helping to maintain the
Nueva Canción
(European , ; 'new song') is a left-wing social movement and musical genre in Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula, characterized by folk music, folk-inspired styles and socially committed lyrics. is widely recognized to have played a profou ...
tradition in Chilean
expatriate
An expatriate (often shortened to expat) is a person who resides outside their native country.
The term often refers to a professional, skilled worker, or student from an affluent country. However, it may also refer to retirees, artists and ...
communities in Europe, North America, and Australia. His son
Ángel Cereceda Orrego, also known as Ángel Parra, is the lead guitarist for the band
Los Tres.
Parra died of
lung cancer
Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma, is a malignant tumor that begins in the lung. Lung cancer is caused by genetic damage to the DNA of cells in the airways, often caused by cigarette smoking or inhaling damaging chemicals. Damaged ...
in Paris, France, on 11 March 2017, aged 73.
See also
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Parra family
References
1943 births
2017 deaths
20th-century Chilean male singers
Chilean folk singers
Chilean male singer-songwriters
Chilean singer-songwriters
Musicians from Valparaíso
Singers from Valparaíso
Ángel Parra
Nueva canción
Deaths from lung cancer in France
20th-century Chilean male artists
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