Carlos Ernesto Paravís Martínez (1968 – 21 May 2024) was a Uruguayan physician and folk singer.

Biography

Paravís was born in

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, to Carlos Paravís, a physician and notable folk singer also known as

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, and Adela Martínez Graña. He had three siblings: Adela, Santiago, and Isabel. He studied medicine in

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. Like his father he devoted himself to Uruguayan

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. He developed a musical career in the name of keeping alive the memory and songs of his father. Paravís died from

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on 21 May 2024, at the age of 56. Shortly before his death he had taken part in the opening ceremony of the 37th edition of Festival Minas y Abril.

Discography

* Homenaje a Santiago Chalar. 80 años (2019) * ¡Ahora sí! (2016) * Entre cuerdas y tu madera (1996)

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Discography
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