Francisco Acuña
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Plot. The film depicts the life of Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval and her journey towards becoming one of Chile's greatest folklorists and artists. It chronicles her early guitar playing, her musician father's influence, and her experiences in the rural settings of southern Chile's Ñuble Province .
Jun 25, 2018 · Posted on June 25, 2018 by admin. Francisca Gavilán in Violeta Went to Heaven (Kino Lorber, 2011) Director Andrés Wood’s film doesn’t shy away from the usage of symbolism and an unconventional structure to explore holistically the life of Chilean folklorist Violeta Parra. The results are mesmerizing. In the first shot of Wood’s film, a ...
Aug 11, 2011 · Violeta Went to Heaven: Directed by Andrés Wood. With Francisco Acuña, Juan Alfaro, Orlando Alfaro, Almendra Andrade. A portrait of famed Chilean singer and folklorist Violeta Parra, filled with her musical work, her memories, her loves, and her hopes.
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- Biography, Drama, Music
- Andrés Wood
- 2011-08-11
Nov 7, 2011 · The intense, remarkable life of the Chilean singer-songwriter Violeta Parra is explored with sensitivity and exquisite lightness of touch in Andres Wood’s “Violeta Went to Heaven.”Featuring ...
Jul 13, 2013 · In a scene from the film Violeta Went to Heaven, the Chilean singer Violeta Parra (played by Francisca Gavilán) walks through the countryside with her son Angel in search of a woman...
- Betto Arcos
Apr 18, 2013 · As an ethnographer she spurred a revival of Chile’s folk music traditions and was a key figure in the nueva canción movement that began in the 1960s, infusing folk-inspired singing with political...
Mar 29, 2013 · Violeta Went to Heaven (2011) Movie Info Synopsis Chile's Violeta Parra (Francisca Gavilán) rises from poverty to become a celebrated and influential musician, poet and activist.
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