Yma Sumac
- Profesión
- Actuación
- Nacimiento
- 10 de septiembre de 1923
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Ichocan, Cajamarca, Peru
- Fallecimiento
- 1 de noviembre de 2008
Biografía
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).
Películas con Yma Sumac
- El secreto de los incas 1954 · ★ 5.9
- Omar Khayyam 1957 · ★ 5.8
- Música de Siempre 1958 · ★ 7.1
- Las canciones unidas 1960 · ★ 6.0
- Fol-de-Rol 1972
- Yma Sumac: La Castafiore Inca 1993