Palmenia del Carmen Pizarro González (born 19 July 1941), better known as Palmenia Pizarro, is a Chilean singer.
Palmenia Pizarro | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Palmenia Pizarro | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Palmenia del Carmen Pizarro González |
| Born | 19 July 1941 San Felipe, Chile |
| Genres | Música cebolla, bolero, ranchera, corrido, ballad, Peruvian waltz |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1961–present |
| Labels |
|
Biography
editPalmenia Pizarro was born in San Felipe, Valparaíso Region, in the neighborhood of El Almendral.[1] She discovered her taste for music in childhood. Her parents and her teacher motivated her to start a long career, full of difficulties, at age seven.
When she was eleven, she moved to Santiago to try her luck as a singer. At sixteen, her talent was recognized by some radio stations, and she was awarded as "Best Folkloric Performer". Her participation in the Así Canta Perú radio contest in 1962 led the EMI label to hire her.
In 1963, songs like "Mi Pobreza" and "Amarga Experiencia" achieved spectacular sales. Her shows were blockbusters, achieving the recognition of both critics and the Chilean public.
It was with the song "Cariño Malo" by Peruvian composer Augusto Polo Campos that Pizarro achieved her breakthrough. However, a series of events, exacerbated by some journalists and Chilean television presenters (including Don Francisco),[2] forced her to settle in Mexico. From a performance on the Televisa program Siempre en Domingo, and at the hand of the great Chavela Vargas, she achieved a successful career in that country. From there she obtained the necessary recognition to start a successful international career, which led her to appear in countries such as Australia, the United States, Argentina, and Japan (where she met Atahualpa Yupanqui and recorded two songs in Japanese).
In 1997, Pizarro returned to Chile, where she achieved important recognitions and tributes from both the world of culture and her fans.
In 2007 she joined the Canal 13 television program Cantando por un sueño as mentor of the pair of participants Carolina Vargas and Lizardo Garrido.[3]
Palmenia Pizarro has influenced different musicians in Chile, including Mon Laferte[4][5] and Los Vásquez.[6]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit- 1962 – Un Corazón Que Canta
- 1963 – A Mi Madre
- 1964 – Palmenia Pizarro
- 1965 – Qué Lindo Canta Palmenia
- 1966 – Palmenia, Siempre Palmenia
- 1967 – Sonríele a la Vida
- 1968 – Yo Soy Su Señora
- 1970 – Sapo Cancionero
- 1985 – Reencuentro
- 1988 – Palmenia Pizarro Hoy
- 1989 – Boleros Inmortales
- 1990 – Volumen II de Boleros Inmortales
- 1991 – Para Cantarle al Mundo
- 1992 – 35 Años de Canto
- 1996 – No Morirá Mi Amor
- 1997 – Te Voy a Autografiar Mi Corazón
- 2000 – Con el Corazón en la Mano
- 2003 – Sin Concesiones
- 2008 – Contigo Viviré
- 2015 – Íntimo
- 2018 – Homenaje a Augusto Polo Campos
Others
edit- 2002 – ¡¡Para que se escuche bonito!! (Sony Music), "Sonríele a la Vida", theme by Luis T. Jackson
Special appearances
edit- 2003 – Generaciones, Dos Épocas en Dueto (Sony Music)
Recognitions
editIn 1992 Pizarro was declared a "Distinguished Citizen in Chile". In 1999 and 2000 she received the award of the Association of Entertainment Journalists (APES) as "Best Performer", and in 2001 she was anointed with the newly created Chilean National Music President of the Republic Award.[7] In the same year, Palmenia Pizarro debuted at the Viña del Mar Festival, where the public gave her the Silver Seagull and Gold Seagull statuettes,[8] and the newspaper La Cuarta gave her a prize for pleasantness.
In 2002 she celebrated her 40-year career with a performance in her native San Felipe, with songs like "Recuerdos de mi pueblo", dedicated to her childhood neighborhood of El Almendral. In addition, the song festival that takes place in San Felipe in February came to be named the "Palmenia Pizarro de San Felipe Song Festival".
She was also named "Illustrious Daughter and Cultural Ambassador of the Ever Heroic City of San Felipe de Aconcagua", and the city of Los Andes named her "Outstanding Andina" for her prolific artistic career.
References
edit- ^ "Otro regreso fabuloso: Palmenia Pizarro al documental" [Another Fabulous Return: Palmenia Pizarro Documentary]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Santiago/Valparaíso. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ Méndez de la F, Cristián (28 October 2005). "Palmenia Pizarro: 'Don Francisco es la persona que más daño me ha hecho'" [Palmenia Pizarra: 'Don Francisco is the Person Who Has Hurt Me the Most']. La Cuarta (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ Carvajal, Claudia (12 October 2007). "'Este era un compromiso que tenía conmigo misma'" ['This was a Commitment I Had With Myself']. La Estrella de Valparaíso (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ "Mon Laferte evita polémica festivalera y canta en la conferencia de prensa previa a su show" [Mon Laferte Avoids Festival Controversy and Sings at the Press Conference Prior to Her Show]. La Tercera (in Spanish). 24 February 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ "Los 7 discos que más le llegaron en su vida a Mon Laferte" [The 7 Albums That Most Got to Mon Laferte in His Life]. Loud (in Spanish). 15 July 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ Contreras, Marcelo (7 December 2015). "Los Vásquez: los héroes de la conquista" [Los Vásquez: The Heroes of the Conquest]. La Tercera Voces. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ Ponce, David (18 August 2012). "Palmenia Pizarro conmemora hoy con una gala cinco décadas sobre los escenarios" [Palmenia Pizarro Commemorates Today with a Gala Five Decades on the Stage]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Santiago. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ "Palmenia Pizarro celebra sus 50 años de carrera" [Palmenia Pizarro Celebrates Her 50-Year Career] (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. UPI. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2018.