Luis Ángel Cereceda Parra, known as Ángel Parra (27 June 1943 – 11 March 2017), was a Chilean singer and songwriter, son of Violeta Parra and Luis Cereceda Arenas, brother of Isabel Parra. His main civil surname was Cereceda, but he performed under his maternal surname Parra. He traveled abroad helping to maintain the Nueva Canción tradition in Chilean expatriate communities in Europe, North America, and Australia. His son Ángel Cereceda Orrego, also known as Ángel Parra, was the lead guitarist for the band Los Tres. Parra died of lung cancer in Paris, France, on 11 March 2017, aged 73. See also Parra family References 1943 births 2017 deaths 20th-century Chilean male singers Chilean folk singers Chilean singer-songwriters Musicians from Valparaíso Singers from Valparaíso Ángel Parra Nueva canción Deaths from lung cancer in France 20th-century Chilean male artists