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Mansacue is a 2008 Chilean comedy film directed by Marco Enríquez-Ominami and written by Yusef Rumie. [1] It has a choral cast headed by Cristián Riquelme, Dayana Amigo, Luis Dubó, Patricio Strahovsky, Carolina Oliva, Fernando Gómez Rovira, Claudia Pérez and Mauricio Pesutic. [2]
Chilean songwriter Alberto Plaza re-record his song "Que Cante La Vida" with other Latin artists. Plaza is aware of all the details, along with another prominent Chilean singer-songwriter and producer, Jaime Ciero, who also received the support of talented Chilean Mauricio Guerrero who is donating his work to record instruments and additional vocals from Buenos Aires, Santiago and Los Angeles.
"Que Pena Siente el Alma" is a song written and performed by Violeta Parra released on the Odeón label (E-50040) in 1955. [ 1 ] The song became one of Parra's most popular and was also performed on her extended play record, Chants et Danses du Chili I (1956), and again on her album, El folklore de Chile según Violeta Parra (1962).
Parra's two singles for EMI Odeon label: "Que Pena Siente el Alma" and "Verso por el Fin del Mundo", and "Casamiento de Negros" and "Verso por Padecimiento" brought her a good measure of popularity. Don Isaiah Angulo, a tenant farmer, taught her to play the guitarrón , a traditional Chilean guitar-like instrument with 25 strings.
In 1969 the Universidad Cátolica in Santiago hosted the Primer Festival de la Nueva Canción Chilena. [12] Salvador Allende's 1970 presidential campaign was a major turning point in the history of Nueva Canción Chilena. Many artists became involved in the campaign; songs like "Venceremos" by Víctor Jara were widely used in Allende rallies.
The song "Gracias a la vida" was considered as a "humanist hymn" by Chilean music journalist Marisol García. [4] In 2009 the former president Michelle Bachelet expressed her "affection and admiration" for Mercedes Sosa and "Gracias a la vida" with the following phrase: «As you know today, "Gracias a la vida" is a song of ours, but also a universal one.
More than a production about his musical roots, Canciones Del Alma showcases Figueroa's distinctive voice. The arrangements are influenced by pop, bolero, jazz, and acoustic music. The album also returns the singer to his tropical roots with two re-imagined salsa versions of “Hasta El Sol de Hoy” and “Si Tú Me Dices Ven”. [1] [2]
El pueblo unido jamás será vencido!" (Latin American Spanish: [el ˈpweβlo wˈniðo xaˈma(s)seˈɾa βenˈsiðo]; English: "The people united will never be defeated") is a Chilean protest song, whose music was composed by Sergio Ortega Alvarado and the text written in conjunction with the Quilapayún band. [1]