Rolando Alarcón

Chilean teacher, folklorist, soloist, composer (1929–1973)
Person human Q3440329
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Rolando Alarcón

Summary

Rolando Alarcón is a human[1]. His place of birth was Santiago[2]. He was born on August 5, 1929[3]. He passed away in Santiago[4]. He died on February 4, 1973[5]. He worked as a singer-songwriter[6], pianist[7], writer[8], songwriter[9], and poet[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Rolando Alarcón was born in Santiago[2].
  • Rolando Alarcón passed away in Santiago[4].
  • Rolando Alarcón was born on August 5, 1929[3].
  • Rolando Alarcón died on February 4, 1973[5].
  • Rolando Alarcón held citizenship in Chile[12].
  • Spanish was Rolando Alarcón's native language[13].
  • Rolando Alarcón worked as a singer-songwriter[6].
  • Rolando Alarcón's professions included pianist[7].
  • Rolando Alarcón worked as a writer[8].
  • Rolando Alarcón worked as a songwriter[9].
  • Rolando Alarcón's professions included poet[10].
  • Rolando Alarcón worked as a singer[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Rolando Alarcón is Canciones de la Guerra Civil Española[15].
  • A notable work attributed to Rolando Alarcón is Canta a los poetas soviéticos[16].
  • Rolando Alarcón's religion is recorded as atheism[17].
  • Rolando Alarcón is recorded as male[18].
  • Rolando Alarcón's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Rolando Alarcón's genre is traditional folk music[20].
  • Rolando Alarcón's genre is neofolklore[21].
  • Rolando Alarcón's genre is nueva canción chilena[22].
  • Rolando Alarcón's record label is recorded as RCA Victor[23].
  • Rolando Alarcón's record label is recorded as EMI Records[24].
  • Rolando Alarcón's discography is recorded as Rolando Alarcón discography[25].
  • Rolando Alarcón's voice type is recorded as baritone[26].
  • The cause of death was cardiac arrest[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: CL[29]

  • Began / founded: 1929-08-05[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1973-02-04[31]

  • Genre(s): nueva canción chilena, singer-songwriter[32]

  • Community tags: nueva canción chilena, singer-songwriter[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d7bd5406-988a-4cb2-8337-93c42779fb9e[34]

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Origins and Family

Rolando Alarcón was born in Santiago[2]. He was born on August 5, 1929[3]. Spanish was his native language[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer-songwriter[6], pianist[7], writer[8], songwriter[9], poet[10], and singer[14].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Canciones de la Guerra Civil Española[15], an album[35] and Canta a los poetas soviéticos[16], an album[36].

Personal Life

Rolando Alarcón's religion is recorded as atheism[17].

Death and Burial

Rolando Alarcón died on February 4, 1973[5]. He passed away in Santiago[4]. The cause of death was cardiac arrest[27].

Why It Matters

Rolando Alarcón ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was Rolando Alarcón born?

Rolando Alarcón's place of birth was Santiago[2].

Where did Rolando Alarcón die?

Rolando Alarcón passed away in Santiago[4].

What did Rolando Alarcón do for work?

Rolando Alarcón worked as singer-songwriter[6], pianist[7], writer[8], songwriter[9], and poet[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Q14005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Q14005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . Q14005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] . wikidata.org.
  14. [21] . wikidata.org.
  15. [22] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . Q14005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . Q14005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [15] . wikidata.org.
  25. [16] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work Canciones de la Guerra Civil Española, Canta a los poetas soviéticos
    Second family name in spanish name Soto
    Given name Rolando
    Family name Alarcón
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