Film: Violeta Went to Heaven (Chile)
NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-305:30 pm to 6:15 pm - Chilean folkloric music performed live 6:15 pm to 6:45 pm - “Violeta Parra in context” historical presentation by Dr. Carson Morris 7:00 pm - Film Screening Andrés Wood’s Violeta Went to Heaven tells the story of famed Chilean singer and folklorist Violeta Parra, tracing her evolution from impoverished child to international sensation and Chile's national hero, and interweaving key set pieces from Parra’s life to capture the swirling intensity of her inner contradictions, fallibilities, and passions. Loosely based on Ángel Parra's (more...)
