Susana Baca
Actor
Susana Esther Baca de la Colina (born 24 May 1944 in Chorrillos, Lima Province, Peru) is a prominent Peruvian singer-songwriter, school teacher, folklorist, ethnomusicologist and three-time Latin Grammy Award winner. She has been a key figure in the revival of Afro-Peruvian music.
In July 2011, she was named Peru's Minister of Culture in the Ollanta Humala government, becoming the second Afro-Peruvian cabinet minister in the history of independent Peru.
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In November 2011, she was elected to the Organization of American States (OAS) as the President of the Commission of Culture for the period 2011–13.
Known for
Acting6
- 2014I Still Being as Herself
- 2013Música en tiempos
- 2007Lila Downs - Lotería Cantada as Susana Baca
- 1990Chabuca Granda... Confidences
- 1983Futbol Jarana Peruana as Female neighbor
- 1974The Unconditioned Unconcealment as Narrator - Leyenda de dos jardínes