The Greatest Chilean

I think than Violeta Parra was a visionary person. She had a hard life, but very interesting too. Besides being a great composer of famous songs like "Thanks to Life" “Gracias a la Vida”, “Arauco tiene una pena”,  “Casamiento de Negros” or “Run run se fue pa’l norte” y “Arriba quemando el sol” she was a great artist.

She was involve in the teather world too. In 1943 she joined to an a company of teather called “Violeta de Mayo” and to traveled for all Chile. Won poetry and singing contest. She worked in circus folk too.

In 1955, she received the award Folklorist Best of Year. In 1958 she founded in Concepción the National Museum of Chilean Folk Art.

When she had hepatitis, developed other of her skills and builder beautiful looms. Then, she exhibited his work in the firs fair outdoor of arts in the Parque Forestal.

In april of 1964 she exposes the burlap, oil painting and sculptures in wire in the Museum of Decoratives Art  in the Palace of Louvre.

In 1965 installed in the commune of La Reina a cultural center called “La carpa de la Reina”  very famous, because also, here was where she died.

I would have liked to visit all these places when Violeta lived. She is a great inspiration. We, like chilean we should to know to much about this wonderful woman and she have all my admiration and respect.

She is the great chilean, together to Victor Jara, of who I will talk in other opportunity.-