Roberto Parra Sandoval
Roberto Parra Sandoval | |
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| Birth name | Luis Roberto Parra Sandoval |
| Also known as | El Tío Roberto |
| Born | June 29, 1921 Santiago, Chile |
| Died | April 21, 1995 (aged 73) |
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| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
Luis Roberto Parra Sandoval (June 29, 1921 – April 21, 1995), also known as El Tío Roberto (Uncle Roberto), was a Chilean singer-songwriter and guitarist, member of the Parra family, many of whose members are famous artists.
Biography
Early times
Luis Roberto Parra Sandoval
At the age of fourteen, began to consolidate his profession as a guitarist, working as a musician in various circuses, cabarets and clubs in
In improvised presentations in all kinds of nightclubs, he conceived a style that would become known under the name of "jazz guachaca", a style that takes inspiration from people such as the American pianist Charlie Kunz, the trombonist and arranger Tommy Dorsey and the gypsy-Belgian guitarist Django Reinhardt. And that he also took various elements from the cueca, tango, bolero, corrido, Foxtrot and jazz.[3]
La Negra Ester
In September 1957, he arrived for the first time in the Chilean port of San Antonio, where he was hired to sing with the orchestra of the cabaret Luces del Puerto. In the boite Río de Janeiro, he met La Negra Ester, a prostitute and performer of the boite. They started a sentimental relationship that was immortalized in his book Décimas de la Negra Ester, a poetry book written in
Discography
- 1965: 20 cuecas con salsa verde (credited to the "Trio Los Parra")
- 1966: Carpa de La Reina (with various artists)
- 1967: Las cuecas de Roberto Parra (re-released as CDin 1995)
- 1972: Las cuecas del Tío Roberto (with Ángel Parra)
- 1990: El jazz guachaca (with several artists)
- 1990: Los tiempos de La Negra Ester
- 1998: Peineta (with Los Tres and Lalo Parra)
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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| 1991 | Esto es jazz huachaca[6] | — | Guieseppe Brucculeri | Composer |
| 1996 | Prontuario de Roberto Parra[7] | — | Hermann Mondaca Ximena Arrieta |
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| 1999 | El desquite[8] | — | Andrés Wood | Film based on the play by Roberto Parra |
Works
- Poesía popular, cuecas choras y la Negra Ester (1996)
- El Golpe (1998)
- Cuecas (2008)
- Soy zurdo de nacimiento: las cuecas de Roberto Parra (2011)
- Roberto Parra. La vida que yo he pasado (2012)
- Vida, pasión y muerte de Violeta Parra (2013)
References
- ^ a b "Tío Roberto (Luis Roberto Parra Sandoval)". www.sandovaldelareina.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ "Folclor Urbano: declaran cada 29 de junio como el día de Roberto Parra - Senado - República de Chile". Senado (in Spanish). Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Roberto Parra (1921-1995) - Memoria Chilena". Memoria Chilena: Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ "Rosa Clarisa Sandoval Navarrete - Genealogía Chilena en Red". www.genealogiachilenaenred.cl. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ Andrés Pérez Araya, un grande del teatro (obituary)(in Spanish); see also Spanish-language entry on La Negra Ester
- ^ "Esto es jazz huachaca". Cinechile (in Spanish). Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ "Prontuario de Roberto Parra". Cinechile (in Spanish). Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ "El desquite". Cinechile (in Spanish). Retrieved September 23, 2021.
External links
- Las décimas de la Negra Ester (in Spanish)
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