Susana Baca

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Susana Esther Baca de la Colina (born 24 May 1944 in Chorrillos, Lima Province, Peru) is a prominent Peruvian singer-songwriter, school teacher, folklorist, ethnomusicologist and three-time Latin Grammy Award winner. She has been a key figure in the revival of Afro-Peruvian music. In July 2011, she was named Peru's Minister of Culture in the Ollanta Humala government, becoming the second Afro-Peruvian cabinet minister in the history of independent Peru. In November 2011, she was elected to the Organization of American States (OAS) as the President of the Commission of Culture for the period 2011–13.


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Lila Downs - Lotería Cantada

as Susana Baca
Released: 2007-11-30

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Sigo siendo

as Herself
Released: 2013-08-22

A trip through the diversity of black and native Peruvian music. Character-driven film, one...

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Futbol Jarana Peruana

as Female neighbor
Released: 1983-03-21

Short film about street soccer players on the eve of the 1982 Peru-Uruguay match

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