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Yma Sumac
Ichocan, Cajamarca, Peru
Yma Sumac (born Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chávarri del Castillo, September 10, 1923 – November 1, 2008), was a Peruvian–American coloratura soprano. In the 1950s, she was one of th…
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Yma Sumac (born Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chávarri del Castillo, September 10, 1923 – November 1, 2008), was a Peruvian–American coloratura soprano. In the 1950s, she was one of the most famous exponents of exotica music. Sumac became an international success based on her extreme vocal range. She had six and a half octaves according to some reports, but other reports (and recordings) document four and a half at the peak of her singing career. (A typical trained singer has a range of about three octaves).
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2025
Repertoire of Death
Movie Music
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2020
Dérapages
Movie Music
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2008
Gold Eye Ball
Movie Music
- 1993
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1990
Goodbye to Cali
Movie Additional Music
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1982
What do old bears dream of?
Movie Music
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1972
Fol-de-Rol
Movie Various Characters
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1964
The Hollywood Palace
TV show Self
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1960
Las canciones unidas
Movie
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1958
Music of Always
Movie
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1957
Omar Khayyam
Movie Karina
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1954
Climax!
TV show Maria Santez
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1954
Secret of the Incas
Movie Kori-Tica
