2014Winner
Best Performance
I Still Being
Susana Baca
Actor
Lima, Peru
Biography
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. 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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2007Winner
Best Performance
Lila Downs - Lotería Cantada
1974Nominee
Best Performance
The Unconditioned Unconcealment
Career Highlights
1990Highlight
Best Performance
Chabuca Granda... Confidences
1983Highlight
Best Performance
Futbol Jarana Peruana
Video
The Unconditioned Unconcealment
Futbol Jarana Peruana