Silvia Urbina

Silvia Urbina
Silvia Urbina in 2012
Background information
Birth nameSilvia Ofelia Urbina Pinto
Born(1928-01-04)4 January 1928
OriginChile
Died20 January 2016(2016-01-20) (aged 88)
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer, folklorist and teacher
Years active1955–2016

Silvia Ofelia Urbina Pinto (4 January 1928 – 20 January 2016) was a Chilean singer, folklorist and teacher. Urbina had a vast trajectory in the investigation, research and dissemination of Chilean folk music. She was one of the founders of the Cuncumén folkloric group and later creator of the children's musical folkloric group, Cuncumenitos.

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