Mario Lavista

Mexican composer (1943–2021)
Person human Q1898879
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Mario Lavista

Summary

Mario Lavista is a human[1]. His place of birth was Mexico City[2]. He was born on April 3, 1943[3]. He passed away in Mexico City[4]. He died on November 4, 2021[5]. He worked as a composer[6] and writer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (484 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Mexico City[2], Mario Lavista…
  • Mario Lavista died in Mexico City[4].
  • Mario Lavista was born on April 3, 1943[3].
  • Mario Lavista died on November 4, 2021[5].
  • Mario Lavista held citizenship in Mexico[9].
  • Mario Lavista worked as a composer[6].
  • Mario Lavista's professions included writer[7].
  • Mario Lavista was educated at National Conservatory of Music of Mexico[10].
  • Mario Lavista received the Guggenheim Fellowship[11].
  • Mario Lavista received the National Prize for Arts and Sciences[12].
  • Mario Lavista received the Prize Tomás Luis de Victoria[13].
  • Mario Lavista was a member of Colegio Nacional[14].
  • Mario Lavista is recorded as male[15].
  • Mario Lavista's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Mario Lavista's genre is opera[17].
  • Mario Lavista's genre is classical music[18].
  • Mario Lavista's Commons category is recorded as Mario Lavista[19].
  • Mario Lavista's family name is recorded as Lavista[20].
  • Mario Lavista's given name is recorded as Mario[21].
  • Mario Lavista studied under Rodolfo Halffter[22].
  • Mario Lavista studied under Jean-Étienne Marie[23].
  • Mario Lavista's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Spanish[24].
  • Mario Lavista's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'es-mx', 'text': 'Mario Lavista Camacho'}[25].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[26]

  • Country: MX[27]

  • Began / founded: 1943-04-03[28]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2021-11-04[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3475ff2b-397f-4372-963c-2bedb42b2762[30]

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Origins and Family

Mario Lavista's place of birth was Mexico City[2]. He was born on April 3, 1943[3].

Education

Mario Lavista's education included a stint at National Conservatory of Music of Mexico[10]. Studied under Rodolfo Halffter[22], a composer[31], 1900–1987[32], of Spain[33], awarded the National Prize for Arts and Sciences[34] and Jean-Étienne Marie[23], a composer[35], 1917–1989[36], of France[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6] and writer[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[11], a fellowship grant[38], in United States[39], founded in 1925[40]; National Prize for Arts and Sciences[12], a science award[41], in Mexico[42]; and Prize Tomás Luis de Victoria[13], a music award[43], in Spain[44].

Death and Burial

Mario Lavista died on November 4, 2021[5]. He passed away in Mexico City[4].

Why It Matters

Mario Lavista ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (484 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45]

FAQs

Where was Mario Lavista born?

Mario Lavista was born in Mexico City[2].

Where did Mario Lavista die?

Mario Lavista died in Mexico City[4].

What did Mario Lavista do for work?

Mario Lavista worked as composer[6] and writer[7].

Where did Mario Lavista go to school?

Mario Lavista was educated at National Conservatory of Music of Mexico[10].

What awards did Mario Lavista receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[11], National Prize for Arts and Sciences[12], and Prize Tomás Luis de Victoria[13].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . composers21.com. composers21.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . B.R.A.H.M.S.. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . inba.gob.mx. Retrieved . inba.gob.mx. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . news. Retrieved . aristeguinoticias.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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