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Colombina Parra

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Colombina Parra
Colombina Parra at 2013
Colombina Parra at 2013
Background information
Born1970 (age 53–54)
GenresGrunge, Alternative rock
Occupationvocals
Years active1990s

Colombina Violeta Parra Tuca (born 1970) is a Chilean musician and singer. She was part of the Chilean grunge/alternative rock scene in the 1990s. Her band, Ex, were well known in Latin America[1] when their first album came out with singles like "Sacar la Basura", "La Corbata de mi Tío" and "Vendo Diario" in 1996.

Parra is the daughter of the physicist, mathematician and self-titled "anti-poet" Nicanor Parra and the niece of famed folk singer Violeta Parra.

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  1. ^ García, Gabriela (9 July 2008). "Colombina Parra: la femme fatale del punk rock". La Nación (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2010.