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Mercedes Sosa (1935–2009)

Soundtrack | Composer | Actress

Trivia:

She was of mixed Amerindian and French ancestry. She grew up in a relatively desolate area, closer to Bolivia than to Buenos Aires. See more trivia »

Born:

Haydeé Mercedes Sosa
in San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina

Died:

(age 74) in Palermo, Capital Federal, Argentina
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2012 Gent de paraula (TV series)
– Episode #3.1 (2012) (performer: "Luna Tucumana")
 
2011 Cuéntame (TV series)
– La mujer y la tierra (2011) (performer: "Todo cambia")
 
2011 We Have a Pope (performer: "Todo Cambia")
 
2009 Mercedes Sosa, Cantora un viaje íntimo (documentary) (performer: "Aquellas pequeñas cosas", "Barro tal vez", "Zamba del cielo", "Coração vagabundo", "La maza", "Himno de mi corazón", "Desarma y sangra", "Jamás te olvidaré", "Zona de promesas")
 
2008 Banda sonora (TV series)
– Episode #4.11 (2008) (performer: "Duerme negrito")
 
2008 Che: Part Two (performer: "Balderrama")
 
2004 Hermano Núñez (performer: "Danza de los Machetes)
 
2003 Good Morning, Night (performer: "Gloria", "La Huida Vidala Tucumana")
 
1994 Ritmo de la noche (TV series)
– Charly García (1994) (performer: "De mí")
 
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2009 Cantora (Mercedes Sosa) (documentary)
Herself
 
2009 Mercedes Sosa, Cantora un viaje íntimo (documentary)
Herself
 
2005 La noche del 10 (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.6 (2005) … Herself
– Episode #1.7 (2005) … Herself
 
2004 Three Voices: Live in Concert (video documentary)
Herself
 
2003 Viola Chilensis (documentary)
Herself
 
2001 Historias de Argentina en vivo (documentary)
 
2000 HermanSIC (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 25 June 2000 (2000) … Herself
 
2000 La noche abierta (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 23 March 2000 (2000) … Herself
 
1994 Ritmo de la noche (TV series)
Herself - Musical Guest
– Charly García (1994) … Herself - Musical Guest
 
1987 Fin de siglo (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 15 July 1987 (1987) … Herself
 
1986 Será posible el sur: Mercedes Sosa (documentary)
Herself
 
1983 Mercedes Sosa: como un pájaro libre (documentary)
Herself
 
1979 Retrato en vivo (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 3 November 1979 (1979) … Herself
 
1979 Le grand échiquier (TV series)
Herself
– Guy Bedos (1979) … Herself
 
1977 Musiqueando (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 11 September 1977 (1977) … Herself
 
1974 Esta es mi Argentina (documentary) (voice)
 
1972 Argentinísima (documentary)
 
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Personal Details

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Personal Quote:

Artists are not political leaders. The only power they have is to draw people into the theater. See more »

Trivia:

She was of mixed Amerindian and French ancestry. She grew up in a relatively desolate area, closer to Bolivia than to Buenos Aires. See more »

Nickname:

La Negra The Black Lady See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer