Rolando Alarcón
Rolando Alarcón | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Rolando Alarcón Soto |
| Born | August 5, 1929 |
| Died | February 4, 1973 (aged 43) |
| Genres | Folk Nueva Canción |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter teacher |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 1951–1973 |
| Formerly of | Cuncumén Silvia Urbina Patricio Manns Inti-Illimani |
| Website | rolandoalarcon.cl |
Rolando Alarcón Soto (August 5, 1929 – February 4, 1973) was a Chilean singer-songwriter and teacher, who was one of the main figures of the movement Nueva canción chilena. He was the artistic director of Cuncumén, one of the most important Chilean folk groups in the 20th century. During the 1970s, Rolando was a political activist for the Popular Unity of the socialist president Salvador Allende.