1. Teresa Adelina Sellares, best known as Teresa Parodi, was born on December 30,1947 and is an Argentine singer and songwriter.
12 Facts About Teresa Parodi
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Teresa Parodi held the inaugural post of Minister of Culture of Argentina from May 6,2014, to December 9,2015.
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Teresa Parodi was a deputy to the Mercosur Parliament representing the nationwide district of Argentina from December 10,2015, to October 6,2016.
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Teresa Parodi was elected on the Front for Victory ticket in the 2015 election.
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Teresa Parodi's grandmother hosted frequent music festivals in her farm along the Parana River, and there she learned the Chamame as well as Zambas, Chacareras, Huaynos, Cuecas, and other popular South American folk music genres.
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Teresa Parodi later performed in numerous local festivals in her youth.
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Teresa Parodi married Guillermo Parodi, a systems analyst, in 1967, and they had five children.
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Teresa Parodi started her solo career at this time, performing at small venues in Buenos Aires, and in 1979 was brought on as guest vocalist for Astor Piazzolla's Nuevo tango quintet.
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Teresa Parodi was awarded the Consecration Award at the 1984 Cosquin National Folk Festival, and later performed as soloist in a number of notable events, including a 1986 concert with Cuban songwriter Pablo Milanes at Luna Park Stadium and in a 1988 tour of the US and Europe.
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Teresa Parodi was voted Best Composer of the Decade in 1995, receiving a Platinum Konex Award to the effect, and in 1999 received the Gold Camin Lifetime Achievement Award at the Cosquin National Folk Festival.
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Teresa Parodi was named Illustrious Citizen of Buenos Aires in 2006.
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Teresa Parodi went to compose approximately 500 songs in 30 albums and has been a constant presence at the thousand folk festivals across Argentina as well as in San Diego, Houston, Washington, New Orleans, New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Santiago de Compostela, Paris, Brussels, Cuba, Mexico City, Chiapas, Monterrey, Antwerp, Zurich, Barcelona, Mataro, Stockholm, Amsterdam, Sao Paulo, Berlin, Seville, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Saragossa, Quito, and Asuncion.