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Parra Family
{{no footnotes, date=January 2010 The Parra family is a Chilean family known for its many artists. Members of the Parra family are noted contributors to Chilean culture with almost every member being a distinguished national artist. The family is not closely related to the Parra Pizarro brothers, members of the Chilean rock fusion group Los Jaivas. Family members First generation * Nicanor Parra (1914-2018) - Physicist and self-styled "anti-poet" * Hilda Parra (1914-1975) - Folklorist artist, toured with Violeta as "Las Hermanas Parra" * Violeta Parra (1917-1967) - Folklore singer and composer * Eduardo "Lalo" Parra (1918-2009) - Folklore singer and musician * Roberto Parra (1921-1995) - Folklore musician * Lautaro Parra (1928-2013) - Folklore musician * Óscar Parra (1931-2016) - Clown Second generation * Isabel Parra (b. 1939) - Folklore music singer * Catalina Parra (b. 1940) - Visual artist * Ángel Parra (1943 - 2017) - Musician * Clarita Parra (b. 1948) - Folklore m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Chile had a population of 17.5 million as of the latest census in 2017 and has a territorial area of , sharing borders with Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. The country also controls several Pacific islands, including Juan Fernández Islands, Juan Fernández, Isla Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas Islands, Desventuradas, and Easter Island, and claims about of Antarctica as the Chilean Antarctic Territory. The capital and largest city of Chile is Santiago, and the national language is Spanish language, Spanish. Conquest of Chile, Spain conquered and colonized the region in the mid-16th century, replacing Incas in Central Chile, Inca rule; however, they Arauco War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nano Parra
Nano, Nano-, NANO or NaNo may refer to: People * Nano (singer) (born 1988), Japanese-American J-pop singer * Nano Omar (born 1986), Swedish singer * Nano Riantiarno (born 1949), Indonesian director * Agnese Nano (born 1965), Italian actress * Fatos Nano (born 1952), former Prime Minister of Albania * Lourdes Flores Nano (born 1959), Peruvian politician * Nano Macedo (born 1982), Spanish football winger, full name Fernando Macedo da Silva Rodilla * Nano Mesa (born 1995), Spanish football forward, full name Alexander Mesa Travieso * Nano Rivas (born 1980), Spanish football defender, full name Victoriano Rivas Álvaro * Nano (Egyptian footballer) (born 1985), Egyptian football defender/midfielder, full name Mohamed Mahmoud * Nano (footballer, born 1982), Spanish football winger, full name Fernando Macedo da Silva Rodilla * Nano (footballer, born 1984), Spanish football defender, full name Mariano González Maroto Science and technology * GNU nano, a text editor for Unix-like s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Of Chile
Chilean music refers to all kinds of music developed in Chile, or by Chileans in other countries, from the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors to the modern day. It also includes the native pre-Columbian music from what is today Chilean territory. Music in Chile Pre-Columbian and colonial times Prior to the arrival of the European conquerors, the modern national borders that make up the Americas did not exist, so one cannot refer to music from "Chile", or any other South American country, from this time. However, music existed in the Americas for centuries before European conquest, and many of the characteristics and instruments of pre-Hispanic music have formed part of the folkloric and musical tradition of Chile and of Latin America. Archaeological excavations have unearthed many musical instruments showing the existence of a variety of musical cultures in the area long before even the Inca period. Scientific research into remains left by the Nazca and Mochica peoples ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antar Parra
Antar may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Antar'' (film), 2013 Indian film * ''Antar'' (Rimsky-Korsakov), an 1868 symphonic suite by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov *''Antar'', a 1912–1914 opera by Gabriel Dupont *''Antar'', a 1948 opera by Aziz El-Shawan * A planet in the ''Star Wars'' franchise; see List of ''Star Wars'' species (F–J) * The home planet of the aliens in the television show ''Roswell'' *''Antar the Black Knight'', a five-episode comic series written by Nnedi Okorafor People *Antar (given name) *Antar (surname) Other uses *Antar (company), a former French petroleum company *Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation (ANTaR) *Thornycroft Antar ("Mighty Antar"), a post-war British military vehicle See also *Antal (given name) *Antal (surname) Antal is a prominent division of Jat Sikh community in Punjab, besides it is also a surname of Hungarian origin. Spelled Antal, Antaal, Anttal or occasionally Untal depending on transliteration. People Like m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Andres Soler Parra
''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish language, Spanish and Manx language, Manx versions of ''John (given name), John''. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries around the world and in the Philippines, and also in the Isle of Man (pronounced differently). The name is becoming popular around the world and can be pronounced differently according that region. In Spanish language, Spanish, the diminutive form (equivalent to ''Johnny'') is , with feminine form (comparable to ''Jane'', ''Joan'', or ''Joanna'') , and feminine diminutive (equivalent to ''Janet'', ''Janey'', ''Joanie'', etc.). Chinese terms * ( or 娟, 隽) 'beautiful, graceful' is a common given name for Chinese women. * () The Chinese character :wiktionary:卷, 卷, which in Mandarin is almost homophonic with the characters for the female name, is a division of a traditional Chinese manuscript or book and can be tran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabel Soler Parra
Isabel is a female name of Iberian origin. Isabelle is a name that is similar, but it is of French origin. It originates as the medieval Spanish form of '' Elisabeth'' (ultimately Hebrew ''Elisheba''). Arising in the 12th century, it became popular in England in the 13th century following the marriage of Isabella of Angoulême to the king of England. Today it is sometimes abbreviated to Isa. Etymology This set of names is a Spanish variant of the Hebrew name Elisheba through Latin and Greek represented in English and other European languages as Elisabeth.Albert Dauzat, ''Noms et prénoms de France'', Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et commentée par Marie-Thérèse Morlet, p. 337a.Chantal Tanet et Tristan Hordé, ''Dictionnaire des prénoms'', Larousse, Paris, 2009, p. 38 These names are derived from the Latin and Greek renderings of the Hebrew name based on both etymological and contextual evidence (the use of Isabel as a translation of the name of the mother of John th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Soler Parra
Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning "son of Peter" (compared with the English surname Peterson) is Pérez in Spanish, Peres in Galician and Portuguese, Pires also in Portuguese, and Peiris in coastal area of Sri Lanka (where it originated from the Portuguese version), with all ultimately meaning "son of Pero". The name Pedro is derived via the Latin word "petra", from the Greek word "η πέτρα" meaning "stone, rock". The name Peter itself is a translation of the Aramaic ''Kephas'' or '' Cephas'' meaning "stone". An alternative archaic variant is Pero. Notable people with the name Pedro include: Monarchs, mononymously *Pedro I of Portugal *Pedro II of Portugal *Pedro III of Portugal *Pedro IV of Portugal, also Pedro I of Brazil *Pedro V of Portugal *Pedro II of Braz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javiera Y Los Imposibles
Javiera y Los Imposibles is Chilean pop band led by Javiera Parra, granddaughter of Chilean folk musician Violeta Parra. The band was formed when Álvaro Henríquez from Los Tres Los Tres is a Chilean rock band, formed in 1987 in Concepción, Chile, Concepción by Álvaro Henríquez, Roberto "Titae" Lindl, Francisco Molina and Ángel Parra Jr. They are one of the most influential rock en español bands. History The ... met Javiera and helped her to produce the first album ''Corte en trámite'' together with other musicians. References Chilean pop music groups {{SouthAm-band-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javiera Parra
Javiera Cereceda Orrego (born 19 May 1968), better known as Javiera Parra, is a Chilean musician and singer born in Santiago. She is the lead singer of rock band ''Javiera y Los Imposibles''. A third generation member of Chile's Parra family, known for its many musicians, she is the granddaughter of famous Chilean folklorist Violeta Parra. Her brother Ángel Parra was a member of rock group ''Los Tres''. See also * Music of Chile * List of Chileans References 1968 births 20th-century Chilean women singers Chilean guitarists Chilean women singer-songwriters Chilean singer-songwriters Chilean women guitarists Living people Musicians from Santiago, Chile Javiera Javiera () is the Spanish spelling of the more rare feminine given name Xaviera. Both names derive from the Catholic saint Francis de Xavier, where ''Xavier'' refers to the saint's birthplace. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Tres
Los Tres is a Chilean rock band, formed in 1987 in Concepción, Chile, Concepción by Álvaro Henríquez, Roberto "Titae" Lindl, Francisco Molina and Ángel Parra Jr. They are one of the most influential rock en español bands. History The origins of the band go back to the Concepción of 1982, when three friends from the Charles de Gaulle school, Álvaro Henríquez Petinelli, Roberto Titae Lindl Romero, and Francisco Molina Cornejo, decided to form the band ''Dick Stones.'' Together with Gilles Marie, Rodolfo Lindl and Fernando Saavedra, they appeared in bars, universities and local events to sing songs by Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and Gene Vincent. Later, Henriquez and Titae would join drummer Andrés Valdovinos to form the band Escalimetros. In 1984, Henríquez and Lindl, together with guitarist Jorge Yogui Alvarado (future leader of the Chilean band ''Emociones Clandestinas''), changed the name of their band to ''Los Ilegales''. Lindl returned from Austria, where he ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ángel Parra Jr
Angel is a given name meaning "angel", "messenger". In the English-speaking world Angel is used for both boys and girls. From the medieval Latin masculine name ''Angelus'', which was derived from the name of the heavenly creature (itself derived from the Ancient Greek word ἄγγελος (''angelos'') meaning "messenger"). It is gradually gaining popularity in the English-speaking world, where it is sometimes used as a feminine given name in modern times. In the United States, it is also seeing increasing use among boys, usually using the standard English pronunciation of the word angel. Ángel (pronounced /ˈanxel/) is a common male name in Spanish-speaking countries. Variations * Albanian: Engjëll, Ankelo, Anxhelo * Asturian: Ánxel, Ánxelu, Xelu (short) * Bulgarian: Ангел (''Angel'') (masc.), Ангелина (''Angelina'') (fem.) * Croatian: Anđeo, Anđelko (masc.); Anđela, Anđelka (fem.) * French: Ange (masc.), Angèl (masc.), Angèle (fem.), Angélique (fem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tita Parra
Tita may refer to: People Given name and nickname * Tita (Lord Byron) (1798–1874), full name Giovanni Battista Falcieri, personal servant of Lord Byron * Tita Bărbulescu (1936–2021), Romanian folk singer interred at Bellu Cemetery * Tita Rădulescu (1904–unknown), Romanian bobsledder * Tita Merello (1904–2002), Argentine actress and dancer * Tita Muñoz (1926–2009), Filipina actress * Tita Duran (1929–1991), Filipina actress * Tita Kovač Artemis (1930–2016), Slovene chemist and writer * Tita de Villa (1931–2014), Filipina actress * Tita Mandeleau (born 1937), Senegalese writer * Tita Valencia (born 1938), Mexican novelist and poet * Tita Cervera (born 1943), Spanish socialite and former Miss Spain * Tita Swarding (1952–2013), Filipino radio broadcaster * Tita (footballer, born 1958), full name Milton Queiroz da Paixão, Brazilian football manager and former forward * Tita von Hardenberg (born 1968), German noblewoman and television journalist * Tita (footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
