
Mercedes Sosa
personal-info
known-for
Acting
gender
Female
birthday
1935-07-09
place-of-birth
San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina
also-known-as
Haydée Mercedes Sosa
La Negra
La Voz de América
biography
Haydée Mercedes Sosa, sometimes known as La Negra , was an Argentine singer/songwriter who was popular throughout Latin America and many countries outside the region. With her roots in Argentine folk music, Sosa became one of the preeminent exponents of nueva canción.