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Mercedes Sosa(1935-2009)

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  • Actress
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Mercedes Sosa
Mercedes Sosa was born on 9 July 1935 in Tucumán, Tucumán Province, Argentina. She was a composer and actress, known for The Two Popes (2019), Güemes - la tierra en armas (1971) and Che: Part Two (2008). She was married to Manuel Oscar Matus and Pocho Mazitelli. She died on 4 October 2009 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
BornJuly 9, 1935
DiedOctober 4, 2009(74)
BornJuly 9, 1935
DiedOctober 4, 2009(74)
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  • Awards
    • 6 wins & 2 nominations total

Known for

Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce in The Two Popes (2019)
The Two Popes
7.6
Movie
  • Soundtrack("Cuando tenga la tierra")
  • 2019
Alfredo Alcón and Luis María Mathé in Güemes - la tierra en armas (1971)
Güemes - la tierra en armas
6.0
Movie
  • Juana Azurduy
  • 1971
Benicio Del Toro in Che: Part Two (2008)
Che: Part Two
6.8
Movie
  • Soundtrack("Balderrama")
  • 2008
Imanol Arias, Ana Duato, María Galiana, Pablo Rivero, Irene Visedo, Carmen Climent, and Paloma Bloyd in Cuéntame cómo pasó (2001)
Cuéntame cómo pasó
7.4
TV Series
  • Soundtrack("Como la cigarra", "Gracias a la vida", "Todo cambia")

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Composer

  • Mercedes Sosa: Cantora, an Intimate Journey (2009)
    Mercedes Sosa: Cantora, an Intimate Journey
    8.6
    • Composer
    • 2009
  • Las dignas mujeres por la dignidad y la vida
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2002
  • Juan: Como si nada hubiera sucedido (1987)
    Juan: Como si nada hubiera sucedido
    8.6
    • Composer
    • 1987
  • Mercedes Sosa: como un pájaro libre (1983)
    Mercedes Sosa: como un pájaro libre
    9.0
    • Composer
    • 1983

Music Department

  • Niño de Elche in eXtrañas heterodoXias (2021)
    eXtrañas heterodoXias
    Podcast Series
    • perfomer: Gracias a la vida
    • 2022
  • Tiempo de pensar (2011)
    Tiempo de pensar
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 2011

Actress

  • Alfredo Alcón and Luis María Mathé in Güemes - la tierra en armas (1971)
    Güemes - la tierra en armas
    6.0
    • Juana Azurduy
    • 1971

Personal details

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  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Born
    • July 9, 1935
    • Tucumán, Tucumán Province, Argentina
  • Died
    • October 4, 2009
    • Buenos Aires, Argentina(multiple organ failure)
  • Spouses
      Manuel Oscar Matus1957 - 1965 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 4 Articles
    • 2 Pictorials

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    In 1992 she was honored as "Ciudadano Ilustre de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires" ("Illustrious Citizen of the City of Buenos Aires").
  • Quotes
    Artists are not political leaders. The only power they have is to draw people into the theater.
  • Nickname
    • La Negra

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