Mercedes Sosa

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.