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Mercedes Sosa

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1935-07-09

Deathday: 2009-10-04 (74 years old)

Biography

Haydée Mercedes Sosa, sometimes known as La Negra , was an Argentine singer/songwriter who was popular throughout Latin America and many countries outside the region. With her roots in Argentine folk music, Sosa became one of the preeminent exponents of nueva canción.

Filmography

all 21

Movies 16

self 16

TV Shows 5

Self (archive footage)

Mercedes Sosa

Biography

Filmography

all 21

Movies 16

self 16

TV Shows 5

Carlos Rivera: leyendas (2022)

Bios: Mercedes Sosa (2022)

Amparo Ochoa: My Barz Broke out (2021)

30 Years of Argentine Rock (2020)

Tango in Paris: Memories of Astor Piazzolla (2017)

Mercedes Sosa, Cantora un viaje íntimo (2009)

Viola Chilensis (2003)

Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota - Documentary CMTV (2002)

Histories from Argentina En Vivo (2001)

De pé a pá (1996)

Juan: As If Nothing Ever Happened (1987)

Será posible el sur: Mercedes Sosa (1986)

Mercedes Sosa: como un pájaro libre (1983)

Champs-Elysées (1982)

Canto Libre - den fria sången (1980)

Esta es mi Argentina (1974)

Argentinísima (1972)

A Kettle of Colour (1972)

Le Grand Échiquier (1972)

Güemes, la tierra en armas (1971)

Viña del Mar International Song Festival (1963)

Information

Known ForActing

GenderFemale

Birthday1935-07-09

Deathday2009-10-04 (74 years old)

Birth NameHaydée Mercedes Sosa Girónc

Birth PlaceSan Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina

ChildrenFabián Matus

CitizenshipsArgentina

Also Known AsHaydée Mercedes Sosa, La Negra, La Voz de América

Awardsdiamond Konex award, Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Ordem do Mérito Cultural, Latin Grammy Award for Best Folk Album

Credited with

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1935-07-09

Deathday
2009-10-04 (74 years old)

Birth Name
Haydée Mercedes Sosa Girónc

Birth Place
San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina

Children
Fabián Matus

Citizenships
Argentina

Also Known As
Haydée Mercedes Sosa, La Negra, La Voz de América

Awards
diamond Konex award, Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Ordem do Mérito Cultural, Latin Grammy Award for Best Folk Album