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Ángel Parra
Person · male · Chile · Valparaíso · born 1943 · died 2017 · recording since 1966
Chilean musician (1943–2017)
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Also known as Luis Ángel Cereceda Parra · 安赫爾・帕拉
Timeline
9 events▣ Album 4✦ Award 2◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1
1940s
1960s
· Debut release
Debut release: Arte de pájaros
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
2010s
Biography
English biography136 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1367828343
Biography
Luis Ángel Cereceda Parra (27 June 1943 – 11 March 2017), known as Ángel Parra, was a Chilean singer-songwriter and key figure in the Nueva canción chilena musical movement.
Biography
Parra was born on 27 June 1943 in Valparaíso to Luis Cereceda Arenas and Violeta Parra. Parra's mother was a composer, singer-songwriter, folklorist, ethnomusicologist, visual artist and key figure in the Nueva canción chilena musical movement. Parra was the younger brother of Isabel Parra, a fellow singer-songwriter, folklorist and member of Nueva canción chilena.
Parra traveled abroad helping to maintain the Nueva Canción tradition in Chilean expatriate 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 in Paris, France, on 11 March 2017, aged 73.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 17 | 76.4th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 6 | 79.7th |
| Studio albums | 4 | 82.8th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 9 | 85.5th |
| Recording span (years) | 42 | 82.7th |
| Genres | 6 | 91th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (6 release groups · 4 studio albums)
Albums · 4
1966 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 17:50
A1El vuelo3:40A2El tordo2:46A3El picaflor1:58B1El pidén1:42B2La golondrina2:19B3El cóndor2:50B4El poeta se despide de los pájaros2:352001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 42:12
1Corazón cuánto te quiero3:132El corazón y los años3:253Corazón de bandido3:104Vasija de barro4:045Corazones rotos2:186Baguala del corazón3:167Corazón de la puna2:448Corazón maldito3:009Corazón sin memoria2:1610Adiós corazón amante4:2711Fallaste corazón2:3512Corazón de escarcha3:5413Corazón de soltero2:1714¡Ay corazón!1:33Ángel Parra de fiesta con Georges Brassens
2006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 57:59
1J’ai rendez‐vous avec vous3:482L’Auvergnat4:563La Mauvaise Réputation3:214Je me suis fait tout petit4:295Marinette2:406Pauvre Martin5:177La muerte3:448La T.V2:589Obispos de España2:1110Obscenidad5:0411El dinero4:0812Del 40 al 20005:0813El ministro2:5514Indecente3:5515Il n’y a pas d’amour heureux3:25Ángel Parra chante Violeta Parra
2008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:05:16
1Corazón maldito4:282Rin del angelito2:533Paloma ausente4:294Mazúrquica modérnica2:175Santiago penando estás4:216Que dirá el santo padre3:117Arriba quemando el sol4:228Se juntan dos palomitos7:119La pericona se ha muerto3:2810Run Run se fue pa'l norte7:0711Parabienes al revés2:4512Volver a los diecisiete6:2913La barca de amores3:3814Por qué los pobres no tienen2:4115Gracias a la vida5:56
Other · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Chansons et Comptines d'Amérique du Sud / Canciones y Adivinanzas de America del SurSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 34 tracks · 49:331Les Fruits / Los Mamones3:05 2Les Fruits / Los Mamones (instrumental)3:05 3La Poupée / Tengo una Muñeca2:08 4Le persil0:08 5El perejil0:05 6Es Plátano0:06 7Mane-dane-diroun-diroun-dane / Mandandirun-dirundan2:05 8La Langue0:08 9La Lengua0:05 10Petit Cheval Blanc / Caballito Blanco3:26 11Le Fil d'Or / Vamos Jugando al Hilo de Oro2:32 12La Vela0:03 13Le Charbon0:08 14El Carbon0:06 15Berceuse Chilienne / Arrorro mi niño3:29 16Berceuse Chilienne / Arrorro mi niño (instrumental)3:29 17Monsieur le Chat / Estaba el Senor Don Gato1:54 18Monsieur le Chat / Estaba el Senor Don Gato (instrumental)1:54 19Las Estrellas0:06 20L’œuf0:10 21El Huevo0:04 22Les Voyelles / Las Vocales2:40 23Le Miroir0:07 24El Espejo0:07 25Alice Va en Calèche / Alicia Va en Coche2:49 26Alice Va en Calèche / Alicia Va en Coche (instrumental)2:49 27J'ai Perdu une Fillette / Se Me Ha Perdido Una Hija1:50 28Les Abeilles0:07 29Las Abejas0:10 30Le Petit Coq / Se me ha Perdito un Gallito3:38 31Le Petit Coq / Se me ha Perdito un Gallito (instrumental)3:38 32J'avais Dix Chiens / Yo Tenia Diez Perritos2:20 33El Silencio0:02 34Berceuse Brésilienne / Tutu Marambaia1:00 | 1991 | ||
| 1993 | Canto a mi AméricaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 56:191Pequeña serenata diurna3:10 2Arauco tiene una pena3:56 3Duerme negrito2:37 4Canto a mi América2:28 5Preguntitas sobre Dios3:54 6Cuba va3:04 7Cuando amanece el dia3:09 8Guantanamera5:57 9Te recuerdo, Amanda3:21 10La muralla3:56 11Si somos americanos2:13 12Me gustan los estudiantes3:26 13Vamos mujer3:48 14Hasta siempre4:19 15Compañero Presidente4:34 16Vientos del pueblo2:27 | 1993 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Ángel Parra head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 17 | 76.4th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 6 | 79.7th |
| Studio albums | 4 | 82.8th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 9 | 85.5th |
| Recording span (years) | 42 | 82.7th |
| Genres | 6 | 91th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Orden al Mérito Docente y Cultural Gabriela Mistral | won | |
| 2007 | Premio a la Música Presidente de la República | won |
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Parra de Chillán(band) | — | present | |
| Isabel y Ángel Parra(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Parra%2C_Angel_-FILSA_2015_11_01_fRF04.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/791e6f80-6aa9-4abc-8c46-48376bd56d10discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/791e6f80-6aa9-4abc-8c46-48376bd56d10core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q432069genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q432069seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Parra_%28singer-songwriter%29biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Parra_%28singer-songwriter%29
Why this artist is in the database
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Image: Rodrigo Fernández · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q432069 · MusicBrainz: 791e6f80-6aa9-4abc-8c46-48376bd56d10
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