Patricio Manns

Iván Patricio Eugenio Manns de Folliot (3 August 1937 – 25 September 2021)[1] was a Chilean singer, composer, writer, poet, novelist, essayist, play writer and journalist. He was critic of dictator Augusto Pinochet. Manns was sent in exile for his criticism.

Patricio Manns
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Manns in 2017
Background information
Birth nameIván Patricio Eugenio Manns de Folliot
Born(1937-08-03)3 August 1937
Nacimiento, Chile
Died25 September 2021(2021-09-25) (aged 84)
Concón, Chile
GenresFolk, Latin music, world
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • composer
  • poet
  • novelist
  • playwright
  • essayist
  • journalist
  • social activist
InstrumentsVocals, Spanish guitar
Years active1959–2021
LabelsCBS, Philips, Alerce Chant du Monde
Associated actsVioleta Parra, Quilapayún,
Inti-illimani, Víctor Jara, Ángel Parra, Horacio Salinas, Isabel Parra, Sergio Ortega, Pablo Neruda, Francisco Coloane
Websitewww.manns.cl

Manns died of heart failure in Concón, Chile on 25 September 2021, at the age of 84.[2]

References

  1. Retamal N., Pablo; Vergara, Claudio (25 September 2021). "Patricio Manns: la huella mayúscula de un hombre clave de la cultura popular chilena". La Tercera (in español). Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  2. "A los 84 años fallece Patricio Manns, escritor y cantautor clave de la Nueva Canción Chilena". El Mostrador. 25 September 2021. https://m.elmostrador.cl/cultura/2021/09/25/a-los-84-anos-fallece-patricio-manns-escritor-y-cantautor-clave-de-la-nueva-cancion-chilena/.